14 and 15. England and Wales
• Date legalized: March 29, 2014
Months of debate ended within the British Parliament each time a same-sex wedding bill passed away in July 2013 and ended up being ratified because of the Queen the following day. What the law states took impact March 29, 2014, once the first same-sex marriages took place in England. What the law states, which relates to England and Wales, will not provide for same-sex marriages inside the Church of England.
16. Uruguay
• Date legalized: Aug. 5, 2013
Uruguay became the next Latin American nation to legalize same-sex wedding once the president finalized a bill into legislation may 3, 2013, though it don’t simply simply take impact until Aug. 5 of the 12 months. Civil unions between homosexual and lesbian partners had been legal since 2008, and use liberties had been provided in ’09.
17. New Zealand
• Date legalized: Aug. 19, 2013
On April 17, 2013, New Zealand passed an amendment towards the Marriage Act of 1955 which updated the meaning of wedding to “the union of a couple, no matter their intercourse, intimate orientation, or sex identity, ” in addition to amendments to many other bills such as for example an adoption rights bill, to ensure same-sex partners could have exactly the same legal rights as heterosexual couples. The modifications took impact in August of this 12 months.
18. Scotland
• Date legalized: Dec. 16, 2014
Amidst protests by the Church of Scotland together with Roman Catholic Church, the Scottish Parliament passed legislation legalizing same-sex wedding in February 2014. Continue reading “Opposition to legalizing same-sex wedding usually arises from spiritual companies whom declare that it ruins the sanctity of marriage”
