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Contents:

• STTISH PARLIAMENT VOT TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE
• IRELAND BE FIRST UNTRY TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE BY POPULAR VOTE
• CARDAL KEH O'BRIEN SNUBS GAY MARRIAGE TALKS WH STTISH ERNMENT
• CARDAL KEH O'BRIEN GAY WEDDG VOTE LL
• HUGE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND VOTE FOR GAY MARRIAGE
• IRELAND BE FIRST UNTRY TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE BY POPULAR VOTE
• GAY MARRIAGE AND THE SHAKG OF THE CHURCH STLAND
• CHURCH OF STLAND OPENS DOOR FOR APPOTMENT OF MARRIED GAY MISTERS
• GAY MARRIAGE ULD BE LEGAL STLAND 'SOONER RATHER THAN LATER', SAYS HEALTH SECRETARY ALEX NEILLEGISLATION TO ALLOW GAY UPL TO TIE THE KNOT ULD BE TRODUCED TO THE STTISH PARLIAMENT NEXT 15:46, 28 MAY 2013UPDATED10:53, 17 SEP 2013BOOKMARKGET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

STTISH PARLIAMENT VOT TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE

Media ptn, Col MacFarlane om Stonewall Stland and Greg Daly om Catholic Voic discs the move on gay marriage by the Sttish betThe Sttish ernment has led out a referendum on the proposed troductn of same-sex Monday, Bra's most senr Roman Catholic cleric, Cardal Keh O'Brien, urged the Sttish ernment to hold a public vote on the proposals. "'Rabow aln'Gay rights chary Stonewall Stland weled the cisn not to hold a director, Col Macfarlane, said:"While we are disappoted that no cisn was ma today we are pleased that the Sttish ernment has nfirmed that a referendum has been led out. A man and a woman n opt for a relig or civil marriage ceremony, whereas a same-sex partnership is an exclively civil UK ernment, which is nsultg on changg the stat of civil ceremoni to allow gay and lbian upl England and Wal to get married, wants to make the change by on this storyRelated Inter LksThe BBC is not rponsible for the ntent of external s.

The first same-sex weddgs Stland uld take place October after MSPs voted by a majory of 87 to legalise gay vote, passed by 105 to 18, me after the Sttish parliament voted down several attempts to amend the bill to add extra protectns for relig celebrants who opposed the new amendments were backed by up to 21 MSPs, chiefly Catholic and Baptist churchgoers, but Alex Neil, the Sttish health secretary, argued there were already "robt protectns" for relig anisatns and celebrants.

IRELAND BE FIRST UNTRY TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE BY POPULAR VOTE

Tom French, policy -ordator for the Equaly Network, said: "This is a profoundly emotnal moment for many people who grew up a untry where beg gay was still a crimal offence until 1980.

Opponents of the measur fear that equali legislatn uld be ed to force public servants such as registrars or schoolteachers to support gay marriage. John Mason, an SNP MSP and Baptist, tabled several amendments to bolster the statutory rights of opponents of same-sex ceremoni, cludg one statg that no one uld be "pelled by any means" to solemnise a gay marriage.

"What is more likely, yet not ls tragic, is that applints wh so-lled tradnal views on marriage will be put off applyg the first place, fearg they will be brand homophobic, " he argument was risted by Jim Eadie, also an SNP MSP. "Speakg as someone who is both gay and adopted, I believe this amendment is both discrimatory and unnecsary bee sgl out beliefs about same-sex marriage of beg worthy of protectn.

CARDAL KEH O'BRIEN SNUBS GAY MARRIAGE TALKS WH STTISH ERNMENT

"There has been a huge change my lifetime, om the btal atmosphere that existed rpect of gay people when I was a teenager and a young man, " he said.

Ireland has voted by a huge majory to legalise same-sex marriage, beg the first untry the world to do so by popular vote a move hailed as a social revolutn and weled around the 62% of the Irish Republic’s electorate voted favour of gay marriage. The huge Y vote marks another tone Ireland’s journey towards a more liberal, secular of an electorate of more than 3 ln, 1, 201, 607 backed gay marriage, while 734, 300 voters said No. The rult prompted a massive street party around the gay district of central Dubl close to the natnal unt centre.

Directly addrsg Ireland’s gay muny, taoiseach Enda Kenny said the rult meant that “a majory of people this republic have stood up for them [those the gay muny]”.

CARDAL KEH O'BRIEN GAY WEDDG VOTE LL

We are a genero, passnate, bold and joyful people who say y to cln, y to generosy, y to love, y to gay marriage. ”Health mister Leo Varadkar, who this year me out as the untry’s first openly gay mister, said the mpaign had been “almost like a social revolutn” social transformatn of the untry was on display the grounds of Dubl Castle, former seat of Brish le Ireland and the se of the natnal unt for a referendum that was unthkable jt two s ago – was only 1993 that homosexualy was crimalised. The rabow lours of the ternatnal gay movement l up the 18th-century bbled urtyard amid glor sunshe on Saturday afternoon as up to 2, 000 gay activists celebrated a roundg Fe Gael-Labour aln had asked voters to amend their 78-year-old nstutn.

The overall turnout of 61% was higher than the poll to ratify the 1998 Good Friday agreement, when 56% of the electorate me out to pro-reform vote was also energised by an 11th-hour movement lled #hometovote, which ed social media to enurage young Irish expatriat to get back to Ireland time to first nstuency that clared favour of a Y vote was the ral Sligo/North Lerim, which backed gay marriage by 54% to 46%.

HUGE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND VOTE FOR GAY MARRIAGE

Photograph: Clodagh Kilyne/Getty Imag Photograph: Clodagh Kilyne/Getty ImagAs the first nfirmed rult was announced, veteran Irish gay rights mpaigner Senator David Norris arrived at Dubl Castle, where he was mobbed as a hero by a younger generatn of gay activists. The world expert on Jam Joyce had pursued urt s all the way to the European urt of human rights, forcg a prev Irish ernment to crimalise homosexualy cheers and applse om the crowd gathered the urtyard, and wh tears his ey, Norris said the rult would spire others across the pla.

There are untri throughout Ai and Asia which is terribly dangero to be gay, ” Norris said.

“It’s clear that, if the referendum is an affirmatn of the views of young people, the church has a huge task ont of , ” Mart pro-gay marriage vote ptured headl around the world, wh celebri praisg the oute. ”Back the sunshe at Dubl Castle, the crowds gave a rock-star wele to another proment Irish gay spokman, the drag queen and human rights activist Panti Bliss, also known as Rory O’ Bliss aka Rory O’Neill leads the celebratns. ”But while the thoands the Castle leapt for joy, wept and waved rabow flags triumph when the overall natnal vote was announced, there was a remr om the gay muny Northern Ireland that the stggle for equaly is far om over even on the Boyd, of the gay rights group the Rabow Project Belfast, remd the world that there was still a ban on gay marriage north of the borr.

IRELAND BE FIRST UNTRY TO LEGALISE GAY MARRIAGE BY POPULAR VOTE

Image ptn, Cardal O'Brien has prevly lled for a referendum to be held on gay marriageStland's Roman Catholic lear - Cardal Keh O'Brien - has spend direct munitn wh the Sttish ernment on gay move is prott at the Sttish ernment's support for the troductn of same-sex rdal has turned down an vatn to discs the issue, leavg any talks to Sttish ernment said First Mister Alex Salmond and the rdal do ntue to munite. "The rdal has prevly lled for a referendum on gay marriage, but the ernment has led out any possibily of one beg Sttish ernment cid to change the law spe most of those who replied to s nsultatn opposg reform.

'Hont disagreement'The policy has been backed by the lears of all five parti the Sttish parliament, as well as by gay rights mpaigners and some fah has been vigoroly opposed by the Church of Stland as well as the Roman Catholic upl Stland n already enter to civil partnerships, and the Sttish ernment has promised to protect relig eedoms and say any chang would not see church forced to take part same-sex ceremoni. "The UK ernment's nsultatn on allowg civil marriag for gay and lbian upl closed aln is analysg the rults before publishg s formal rponse but Prime Mster David Cameron has promised legislatn before the next on this storyRelated Inter LksThe BBC is not rponsible for the ntent of external s. Cardal Keh O'Brien said a vote should be held bee of tense public tert the rights mpaigners said a referendum would be a waste of misters, who favour same-sex marriage, are to announce legislatn this week after their nsultatn rulted 80, 000 upl Stland currently have the optn to enter to civil partnerships and the Holyrood ernment has sisted no part of the relig muny would be forced to hold gay weddgs issue has igned a bate between gay rights supporters and the Catholic Church, which is strongly opposed to same-sex marriage.

Cardal O'Brien, lear of the Catholic Church Stland, said the marriage nsultatn received three tim more rpons than the ernment's nsultatn on the pennce referendum, which saw more than 26, 000 people share their ptn, Gay rights mpaigners staged a mock weddg outsi Holyrood last week"Clearly, if is sensible to hold a referendum on pennce, is ccial that we have one on marriage, " he said, addg: "It is the only way the untry n move forward on this issue. More than 62% voted favour of amendg the untry's nstutn to allow gay and lbian upl to marry.

GAY MARRIAGE AND THE SHAKG OF THE CHURCH STLAND

The referendum was held 22 years after homosexual acts were crimalised the Republic of Ireland.

However, married gay people will now have a nstutnal standg that n only be removed by another popular total, 1, 201, 607 people voted favour of same-sex marriage, while 734, 300 voted agast. 'Cultural divi' Many people returned to the Republic of Ireland om abroad to st their ptn, "Today Ireland ma history", say Irish PM Enda Kenny after the vote to legalise same-sex marriageMister for Health Leo Varadkar, who earlier this year me out as the Republic of Ireland's first openly gay mister, said the vote showed that the "tradnal cultural divi" between ral and urban areas had vanished. 'Social revolutn'"I appreciate how gay and lbian men and women feel on this day, that they feel this is somethg that is enrichg the way they live.

"In 2010, the Irish ernment enacted civil partnership legislatn, which provid legal regnn for gay upl. Sce the first same-sex marriag took place the Netherlands 2001, more than 30 other jurisdictns have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry, mostly Europe and the Ameris. Argenta 2010Lat Ameri-CaribbeanFirst untry Lat Ameri to allow gay and lbian upl to marry.

CHURCH OF STLAND OPENS DOOR FOR APPOTMENT OF MARRIED GAY MISTERS

Ecuador 2019Lat Ameri-CaribbeanCourt lg ma Ecuador the fifth South Amerin untry to allow gays and lbians to wed.

Netherlands2001EuropeFirst untry to legalize same-sex marriage after Parliament passed the law December Zealand 2013Asia-PacificFirst untry the Asia-Pacific regn to allow gays and lbians to 2009EuropeThe law replaced a 1993 statute permtg civil unns. Slovenia 2022EuropeFirst untry formerly munist Eastern Europe to legalize same-sex Ai 2006Sub-Saharan AiOnly Ain untry where same-sex marriage is legal; several untri on the ntent have passed laws that ban homosexualy recent 2005EuropeBeme the third untry globally to legalize same-sex marriage after a vote s closely divid 2009EuropeGay and lbian upl Swen prevly had been allowed to register for civil unns sce 1995. 1%) st ballots favor of legalizg same-sex marriage a 2021 2019Asia-PacificA urt lg prompted a change the law that ma Taiwan the first jurisdictn Asia to perm gays and lbians to Kgdom 2014EuropeLegal same-sex marriage took effect Northern Ireland 2020, six years after the change England and Wal.

Ireland will be the first untry to e a natnal referendum to extend marriage rights to gay upl. In 2010, the ernment enacted civil partnership legislatn, which provid legal regnn of the partnerships of gay upl.

GAY MARRIAGE ULD BE LEGAL STLAND 'SOONER RATHER THAN LATER', SAYS HEALTH SECRETARY ALEX NEILLEGISLATION TO ALLOW GAY UPL TO TIE THE KNOT ULD BE TRODUCED TO THE STTISH PARLIAMENT NEXT 15:46, 28 MAY 2013UPDATED10:53, 17 SEP 2013BOOKMARKGET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 GET THE LATT TOP NEWS STORI SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR BOX WH OUR DAILY NEWSLETTERINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

The No si reli heavily on tradnal mols of the fay and mon wh referendums that touched on fay issu the past, speaks to the grave societal dangers of movg away om fay valu and a society built on the re, heterosexual married fay un wh ntrast, the Y mpaign has ncentrated on equaly as the central plank of s argument and has ed personal ttimony om high-profile gay cizens and children of gay parents to great effect the many rad and TV society has bee more secular over the past few s and ed nstutnal chang have often lagged overall attus on social and moral issu.

Gay marriage timele: Years that same-sex marriage approvedNetherlands (2001)Belgium (2003)Canada (2005)Spa (2005)South Ai (2006)Norway (2009)Swen (2009)Argenta (2010)Iceland (2010)Portugal (2010)Denmark (2012)Brazil (2013)England & Wal (2013)France (2013)New Zealand (2013)Uguay (2013)Luxembourg (2014)Stland (2014)Countri where same-sex marriage legal some jurisdictnsUned Stat (2003)Mexi (2009)There has been movement attus to abortn although is still ntent. Ireland has long been seen as a nservative Catholic untry - after all homosexualy was crimalised only 1993 after a lg by the European Court of Human Rights. The news that the General Assembly of the Church of Stland has voted favour of allowg s misters and ans to celebrate (that is to create), wh s doctr, marriag between same-sex upl will be weled not only by relig people who believe that God treats everyone equally, and by gay people, but also by those of no fah who believe that anisatns as signifint to our natnal life as our natnal church ought to reflect the society which they claim to serve.

In 2009, the General Assembly refed to overturn an Aberen parish’s ll of an openly gay man to be s mister, and 2013 formally thorised kirk ssns to ll lbian or gay misters.