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[elisi]

Yay! MPs have approved legislation for same-sex marriage in England and Wales, despite the opposition of dozens of Conservative MPs.

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[diebirchen.livejournal.com]

It's a simple matter of equal rights and protection under the law. That people can feel that's wrong is hard to understand.

[kaffy_r]

This is excellent! We have so very far to go in this country and in my home country of Canada.

(Did they ever figure out what to do with that clause in the legislation that made it illegal for C of E clergy to preside over marriages? Apparently they put it in as a sop to what they thought top CoE people wanted, but the new Archbishop thinks it's codswallop and lot of the church's own rank and file thought so too. I haven't read what came of that.)

And you're right, of course, about the difference between secular and church marriage. Should different faith communities have problems with the idea of homosexual or mono-gender marriage, fine ... no one's forcing them to accept wedding parties at gunpoint. It's a piece of logic that apparently hasn't sunk in to the skulls of North American clergy.

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

YAY FINALLY!! AND OMG I LOVE THAT GIF!

[kikimay]

I'm so happy and so ashamed for my country. I wish we could do the same.

[tomsmum.livejournal.com]

Such great news but just blocked a homophobic twat from my FB who said that the MP's had bowed to equality claptrap

[eaweek.livejournal.com]

So happy to hear this! Meanwhile, the US is being dragged toward marriage equality, kicking and screaming. Only a handful of the 50 states have legalized gay marriage, and those marriages sadly aren't recognized by a lot of the other states. And some states have passed legislation to ban gay marriage outright (a pox on them). It makes me so happy every time I hear another country has legalized same-sex marriage. It makes me feel there is some hope for humanity.

[petzipellepingo.livejournal.com]

Congratulations!

[urb-banal.livejournal.com]

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