Aye! Queen approves same-sex marriage in Scotland
After all the negative news about antigay legislation in countries like Russia, India, Nigeria, and Uganda, how about some positive news?
Although it's mostly a formality, Queen Elizabeth II's signature for Scotland's Marriage and Civil Partnership Act 2014 is the final step for same-sex marriage to become a law. The Queen gave her royal stamp of approval on March 12 (announced by Parliament on March 13). Same-sex marriages will begin by the end of the year.
Although Scotland's two main churches were against it, Scottish Parliament passed the bill 105 to 18 in a landslide victory for LGBT rights on February 4.
Meanwhile, same-sex marriage in England and Wales, passed on July 16, 2013, comes into effect on March 29.
In other signs of change and progress, the Queen also broke her 62-year silence on LGBT issues by sending her best wishes to the London Lesbian and Gay Switchboard on its 40th anniversary on March 6.
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Sigh
Mar 13, 2014 at 4:33pm
It is too bad that Lady Di isn't around to see this.
Go Elizabeth!
Mar 13, 2014 at 6:47pm
Just glad she put pen to paper and did the deed!