Scotland to Legalize Gay Marriage!
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Scotland to Legalize Gay Marriage!http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/mobi...usaolp00000008
"Gay Marriage will be made legal in Scotland, the SNP government announced on Wednesday morning, after the Scottish government finally agreed the framework for legislation."
"The expectation is that a draft Bill will be published later this year, but the SNP government has indicated that a UK-wide change to the Equality Act would be needed before any changes could be passed into law."
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Too right!(Original post by AmyJ)
About time!
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Well it's not officially passed as a law yet, but at least they're acknowledging it. Hope the hype spreads all over the UK so the equal marriage act would accelerate faster.
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Re: Scotland to Legalize Gay Marriage!That's what we get from living in a country that hasn't separated the church from the state.(Original post by kat2pult)
It's shameful that it's taken until 2012 for this to happen.
I personally cannot even fathom how someone could have an issue with people being gay (firstly, and secondly) and wanting to get married. -
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To be honest, the UK is probably far more advanced than the US. And the US is supposed to be secular. Yet the main reasons of not allowing gay marriage are religious reasons. Silly.(Original post by Welsh_insomniac)
That's what we get from living in a country that hasn't separated the church from the state.
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Oops, sorry. I'm on my mobile and I didn't see it.(Original post by Emaemmaemily)
The rest of the UK are set to do this by 2015. Good.
This thread does already exist though
Too exciting of news not to share! 
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Re: Scotland to Legalize Gay Marriage!Well, there are certainly a plethora of nice marriage venues in Scotland. Good move by Scotland as they will bring in cash from couples across the UK and Europe. Oh, and it is a step in the right direction for gay marriage!
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Re: Scotland to Legalize Gay Marriage!I'm just wondering what it means for English couples who get married in Scotland - will it be recognised as a marriage when they're in England?(Original post by ForKicks)
Well, there are certainly a plethora of nice marriage venues in Scotland. Good move by Scotland as they will bring in cash from couples across the UK and Europe. Oh, and it is a step in the right direction for gay marriage!
Loads of kinks to iron out unless the UK government pull their collective fingers out and table a bill at the same time as Scotland. -
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Re: Scotland to Legalize Gay Marriage!I don't know how it will work with being recognised, but the UK in general is set to have it leglised by 2015 (I think it's 2014 for England), so the cogs are moving.(Original post by adsyrah)
I'm just wondering what it means for English couples who get married in Scotland - will it be recognised as a marriage when they're in England?
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Re: Scotland to Legalize Gay Marriage!Just wait a second here: we've had the Scottish Government say it will introduce a Bill in the fairly distant future. It hasn't even been written, never mind handed to the Scottish Parliament yet.
It's predicted it will pass, but ultimately it's a free vote and - even for the most ardent supporters of same-sex marriage - consent of MSPs will depend on the detail and content of the Bill.
Gay marriages in other jurisdictions are recognised in the UK at present as civil partnerships.(Original post by adsyrah)
I'm just wondering what it means for English couples who get married in Scotland - will it be recognised as a marriage when they're in England?
In fact, the Scottish administration recognised that the UK Government's proposed Bill for England and Wales could potentially take effect before the Scottish one.Loads of kinks to iron out unless the UK government pull their collective fingers out and table a bill at the same time as Scotland.
Too exciting of news not to share! 
