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Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
Summary
This Act changed UK law to allow same-sex couples to get married legally. Before 2013, only opposite-sex couples could marry. The Act made marriage equal for everyone, regardless of whether someone is attracted to the same sex or opposite sex. It gave same-sex married couples the same legal rights and responsibilities as other married couples.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means believing that same-sex couples should have the same legal right to marry as opposite-sex couples. Supporters argue it promotes equality, allows people to marry the person they love regardless of gender, and gives same-sex couples the same legal protections and rights (like inheritance and tax benefits) that married couples receive.
A vote to oppose means
- —Some people opposed this Act based on religious or traditional beliefs about marriage. Others had concerns about how it might affect religious organizations and whether they could be required to perform same-sex marriages against their beliefs.
Cast Your Vote
People's Vote1 votes
0% Support · 0100% Oppose · 1
Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading24 Jan 2013
- 2nd reading5 Feb 2013
- Committee stage12 Feb 2013
- 1st reading9 May 2013
- 2nd reading9 May 2013
- Report stage20 May 2013
- 3rd reading21 May 2013
Lords
- 1st reading21 May 2013
- 2nd reading3 Jun 2013
- Committee stage17 Jun 2013
- Report stage8 Jul 2013
- 3rd reading15 Jul 2013
Royal Assent17 Jul 2013
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