Gay marriage legalised at midnight in England and Wales

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Gay marriage legalised at midnight in England and Wales

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From midnight same sex couples in England and Wales who want to have a wedding, not a civil partnership, can have one.

The government's controversial legislation was passed last summer, and lots of weddings will be taking place in the early hours of the morning.
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Fantastic news.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26773016

Apparently 1 in 5 people wouldn't accept an invite to a gay wedding. I'll be honest, I'd have thought that would be higher. Shows how much noise a vocal minority makes.
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If it was one-fifth of radio listeners, then the demographics might be skewed towards the older set; and even amongst I find many to be very accepting of change.
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About time - and I'm very happy to report the UK has not been consumed by fissures and hellfire so far.
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The weather's a bit shite, but thats Britain for you.
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On the contrary, it rained only once in three days since Saturday. If this is what gay marriage is going to do, we shoulda done it faster!
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