Spain, Gay marriage law

    • 2627 posts
    June 30, 2005 3:07 PM BST
    An artical in this mornings paper said it did not pass.
    http://www.freep.com
    (Click on Other Nations>>then click Around The World)
    Another artical farther down says Canada is going to make it leagle.
  • June 30, 2005 9:25 AM BST
    From the BBC

    Spain's lower house of parliament is expected to vote for a second time in favour of legalising gay marriage.

    more here ...

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/h[...]133.stm



    .. and a catholic country too!!

    Cerys x
  • June 30, 2005 3:51 PM BST
    Update

    Seems to have been passed today .. to become law in a month

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/h[...]133.stm


    Addressing MPs before the vote Mr Zapatero made an appeal for the law to be passed:

    "We were not the first, but I am sure we will not be the last. After us will come many other countries, driven, ladies and gentlemen, by two unstoppable forces: freedom and equality," he said.

    "We are not legislating, ladies and gentlemen, for remote unknown people. We are expanding opportunities for the happiness of our neighbours, our work colleagues, our friends, our relatives."


    There were cheers outside parliament following the vote.



    Cerys xx
    • 2627 posts
    June 30, 2005 4:00 PM BST
    So the artical I got was from first vote with no mention of a second vote to come. Nice to know my paper is so upto date.
    Problem with morning paper is it's all yestrdays news.