Tag: gay marriage
Equal marriage receives Royal Assent
Moments ago the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent.
Stars celebrate equal marriage with Stonewall t-shirt campaign
Following the House of Lords’ historic decision yesterday to pass the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill an array of celebrities have joined a Stonewall campaign to celebrate equal marriage.
UK parliament legalises same-sex marriage
Britain’s same-sex marriage bill was approved by lawmakers on Tuesday, meaning gay couples will be able to marry in England and Wales as of 2014.
Equal marriage to become law as peers say ‘I Do!’
Lesbian, gay and bisexual couples in England and Wales will be able to marry next spring, after the House of Lords moments ago gave Third Reading to the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill. Subject to consideration of amendments in the House of Commons – a technicality, as the Bill made it through the Lords without any material amendments – the Bill will now receive Royal Assent and become law.
Lord Alli reaches deal with government on review for same-sex pension rights
Waheed Alli today secured a government review of occupational pensions scheme for same-sex couples during the final debate in the House of Lords on the Equal Marriage Bill.
Equal marriage set for historic final vote in House of Lords on Monday
The new Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will now progress to its Third – and final – Reading in the House of Lords after Peers backed the proposals during tonight’s Report Stage.