The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill completed its historic journey through Parliament by receiving Royal Assent today, officially making it law. Women and Equalities Minister Maria Miller also announced that the first same sex wedding could take place by as early as summer 2014. Marriage is the

The most important thing to understand about a commitment ceremony is that it does not involve laws or government agencies in any way; there’s no license or certificate, and the participants’ legal status does not change.

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Same-sex marriage in Sweden has been legal since 1 May 2009, following the adoption of a new gender-neutral law on marriage by the Swedish Parliament on 1 April 2009, making Sweden the seventh country in the world to open marriage to same-sex couples nationwide.

Gay couples across the country locked lips at the stroke of midnight as the new Marriage Act officially became legal in Australia. In an historic moment for the Australian gay community and following a powerful campaign, many same-sex couples signed their names on marriage certificates during

Same-sex marriage in Australia has been legal since 9 December 2017. The legislation to allow same-sex marriage, the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, passed the Australian Parliament on 7 December 2017 and received royal assent from the Governor-General the following day.

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