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The UK will be legalising it shortly. The House of Lords has just passed the gay marriage bill by a majority of 242 - much larger than expected.
The UK will be legalising it shortly. The House of Lords has just passed the gay marriage bill by a majority of 242 - much larger than expected.
Genuinely speechless at this post. Particularly the comment in bold.This has surprised me. My impression from gay British celebrities was that they were content with domestic partnerships. I assumed their rigid class system conditioned them to "separate but equal".
My mistake and good for the Brits!
Genuinely speechless at this post. Particularly the comment in bold.
Stonewall Chief Executive Ben Summerskill said: ‘Some regrettably shrill anti-gay campaigners have taken to suggesting gay people aren’t really that bothered about equal marriage. A new YouGov poll shows 91% of Britain’s 3.7 million lesbian, gay and bisexual people want equal marriage. Not sure what percentage of those are 'celebrities'.
Of the general public, 71% support the Government’s commitment to extend marriage to same-sex couples. That figure rises to over 80% of people aged 18-50 http://www.stonewall.org.uk/documents/living_together_2012.pdf
The only reference to social class in recent research on UK public opinion: 83% would be ‘very comfortable’, ‘comfortable’ or ‘neutral’ if the first child – and heir to the throne – of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge grew up to be lesbian, gay or bisexual. http://www.stonewall.org.uk/documents/living_together_2012.pdf
Governor Jerry Brown says he and Attorney General Kamala Harris have determined that county clerks and county registrars must comply with Wednesday's ruling and begin registering same-sex marriage licenses once the stay is lifted.
The state Department of Public Health says in a letter to counties that it could take a month or more before that happens.
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Brown-Counties-must-comply-with-gay-marriage-4623306.php
A month or more? WTF?
They have to print new forms that say "Spouse 1" and "Spouse 2", rather than "Husband" and "Wife". Or at least dig the forms from 2008 out of the basement.
Too soon for a link yet, but Supremes just ruled 5-4 that DOMA is discriminatory and unconstitutional! :woohoo: