The government has defended plans to change the status of civil partnership in England and wales to allowed marriage.
The Catholic Church in England and Wales has started an online petition with 550,000 signatures against same sex marriages.
So, the question is: Is society ready for gay marriage? Well, at the moment yes and no. Younger generations are more accepting of same sex relationships than perhaps most of their grandparents or even parents. It's becoming more socially acceptable but is not fully accepted. In a lot of ways it's similar to the battle for civil rights, things can and will improve but there will always be discrimination and prejudice towards same sex marriages, people will always fear things that are different or they don't understand.
If it does go through in 2015 then here is what the law will entail;
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So, the question is: Is society ready for gay marriage? Well, at the moment yes and no. Younger generations are more accepting of same sex relationships than perhaps most of their grandparents or even parents. It's becoming more socially acceptable but is not fully accepted. In a lot of ways it's similar to the battle for civil rights, things can and will improve but there will always be discrimination and prejudice towards same sex marriages, people will always fear things that are different or they don't understand.
If it does go through in 2015 then here is what the law will entail;
- To allow same-sex couples to marry in a register office or other civil ceremony.
- To retain civil partnerships for same-sex couples and allow couples already in a civil partnership to convert it into a marriage.
- To allow people to stay married and legally change their gender.
- To maintain the legal ban on same-sex couples marrying in a religious service.
Also in the news 12/06/2012
- Clashes break out between rival Russian and Polish football fans in the Polish capital Warsaw
- Spain's borrowing costs hit a euro-era high
- Exhaust fumes from diesel engines do cause cancer, a panel of experts working for the World Health Organization says- Falkland islands will hold a referendum on sovereignty.
- Lib Dem MPs will withdraw their support from the culture secretary in a Commons vote calling for an investigation into whether Jeremy Hunt broke the ministerial code.
- The Church of England replied to the plan by saying the move would "alter the intrinsic nature of marriage as the union of a man and a woman".
- The law is not being passed anytime soon, ministers hope for it to be put in place by 2015.
- CNN carried out a survey to see how many people agreed or disagreed with gay marriage.
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