Britain has legalized gay marriage after Queen Elizabeth gave her royal assent to a bill approved earlier by lawmakers. Lawmakers in parliament's House of Commons cheered Wednesday as they were told the controversial bill had become law. The first same-sex weddings are expected to take place in mid-2014. The law allows gay couples to wed in civil and religious ceremonies, but the Church of England and the Church in Wales will be barred from offering same-sex weddings. The bill was ...
Reported by VOA News 1 day ago.
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