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Scotland pushing to legalise same-sex marriage

Friday, July 20th, 2012

Scotland is pushing to become the first UK nation to introduce legislature approving same-sex marriage, though their plans are being opposed both by the Catholic Church and the Church of Scotland.

Currently, Scotland allows for same-sex civil partnerships, but an entire “rainbow coalition” of organisations, which includes the Equality Network, Amnesty International, Unison and the Humanist Society of Scotland, wants fully recognised marriage for gay couples, the BBC reports.

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