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Hissyspit

(45,788 posts) Tue Jul 16, 2013, 05:05 PM Jul 2013

Gay Marriage to Be Legal in England as Law Clears Last Hurdle

Source: Reuters

Gay marriage to be legal in England as law clears last hurdle

Tue Jul 16, 2013 4:55pm EDT

LONDON (Reuters) - Gay marriage is to become legal in England and Wales after the lower house of the British parliament approved the final changes on Tuesday to a law that had Prime Minister David Cameron's backing but split his ruling Conservative party.

The law had the support of both Labor and the Liberal Democrats, Britain's two other main political parties, but damaged Cameron's standing within his own party with many of his own lawmakers criticizing him for being too liberal.

His own MPs had previously twice voted against it.

After a two-hour debate, the House of Commons passed the bill, meaning it now only needs to be approved by Queen Elizabeth, a formality.

Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE96F17220130716

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Gay Marriage to Be Legal in England as Law Clears Last Hurdle (Original Post) Hissyspit Jul 2013 OP

Dear Reuters: It's marriage. Fearless Jul 2013 #1

They Should Call This The Wilde Act LearningCurve Jul 2013 #2

Actually, Oscar Wilde's marriage was pretty good, until he had the affair with 'Bosie' Douglas muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 #5

More appropriate perhaps LearningCurve Jul 2013 #6

Good news! SoapBox Jul 2013 #3

I'll let Daniel Day Lewis say it for me Berlin Expat Jul 2013 #4

K&R idwiyo Jul 2013 #7

David Cameron on marriage equality: Nye Bevan Jul 2013 #8

Fearless

(18,421 posts)

1. Dear Reuters: It's marriage.

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 05:08 PM

Jul 2013

I don't call yours straight marriage.

We all suffer from the same malady now.

Thanks!

LearningCurve

(488 posts)

2. They Should Call This The Wilde Act

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 05:26 PM

Jul 2013

The only thing worse than being gay married, is not being gay married.

muriel_volestrangler

(101,388 posts)

5. Actually, Oscar Wilde's marriage was pretty good, until he had the affair with 'Bosie' Douglas

Reply to LearningCurve (Reply #2)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 07:30 PM

Jul 2013

See eg http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/jun/24/constance-mrs-wilde-franny-moyle-review

Not that the UK names act anything other than the proper name, but 'Wilde' would be inappropriate. If you want someone well known for whom this would have made so much difference, try Nigel Hawthorne, and his partner who survived him: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/2549133.stm

LearningCurve

(488 posts)

6. More appropriate perhaps

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Reply #5)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 07:35 PM

Jul 2013

But not as much fun to say!

SoapBox

(18,791 posts)

3. Good news!

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 05:30 PM

Jul 2013

And I can hardly wait for all the TeaPukeHaters in America and around the world, to totally freak out over MORE equal
treatment for the LGBT community.

Berlin Expat

(950 posts)

4. I'll let Daniel Day Lewis say it for me

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 05:32 PM

Jul 2013

idwiyo

(5,113 posts)

7. K&R

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 07:47 PM

Jul 2013

Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts)

8. David Cameron on marriage equality:

Reply to Hissyspit (Original post)

Tue Jul 16, 2013, 09:49 PM

Jul 2013

"I don’t support gay marriage despite being a Conservative. I support gay marriage because I’m a Conservative."

I envy the UK their lack of a religious right.

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