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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Wed Dec 31, 2014, 06:55 PM Dec 2014

Marriage equality takes effect in Scotland

Story here

On Hogmanay, or the Scottish New Year's Eve celebration, one lucky couple was the first to wed as the marriage equality law took effect.

From the article:

Joe Schofield and partner Malcolm Brown tied the knot at 00:01 this Hogmanay, in a humanist ceremony. Theirs is also the first legally recognised Humanist wedding in the country. Humanist marriages remain unrecognised in England and Wales, meaning couples must also enter into a marriage at a Registry Office.

Mazel tov to the happy couple!