Motion: Scotland’s First Same-sex Marriages Take Place

Scotland’s First Same-sex Marriages Take Place

Lodged by Drew Smith Standard Motion 30 supporters

The motion

That the Parliament congratulates the couple from Melbourne, Douglas Pretsell and Peter Gloster, who were the first couple to convert their Scottish civil partnership to marriage on the stroke of midnight on 16 December 2014; shares their view that this is an important step forward for equality; notes that Scott and David Barclay are set to become the first Scotland-based gay couple to have their civil partnership converted to marriage in Glasgow; further notes that Scotland became the 17th country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage in February 2014, when the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 was passed by 105 votes to 18, the third strongest majority for any same-sex marriage legislation in the world; highlights that support for same-sex marriage reached a record high in Scotland, with more than two-thirds of people polled agreeing that gay couples should be allowed to tie the knot, and looks forward to the first same-sex weddings that can take place from 31 December 2014.

Supporters (30)