Gay Marriage Legalized In UK As Queen Gives Royal Assent

LONDON: Britain has joined the list of nations where gay marriage is legal. This is following the royal assent given to a bill by Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday, according to the British Ministry of Culture. The bill was approved by lawmakers.

What that means is that in Mama Charlie’s land, same-sex couples will be able to marry as from 2014, the legislation was actively pushed through by the Prime Minister, David Cameron, even if dozens of his own conservative lawmakers opposed the move. Inside the parliament, it was celebration galore as members cheered the ‘historic’ bill. The first gay weddings are expected to come up by mid-2014 because the government is still working out the effects it will have on pensions.