Germany Same Sex Marriage

Same-sex couples married in Germany for the first time on Sunday, with several dozen couples tying the knot at civil registry offices that opened specially to mark the coming into force of a law passed by parliament in June

Germany's parliament voted by a wide margin on Friday to legalise same-sex marriage after Chancellor Angela Merkel did an about-face that freed members of her ruling conservative bloc to follow their personal conscience rather than the party line.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday voted against a law to legalise same sex marriage which passed parliament, saying she believed it was the preserve of a man and a woman.

Same-sex couples married in Germany for the first time on Sunday, with several dozen couples tying the knot at civil registry offices that opened specially to mark the coming into force of a law passed by parliament in June

Germany's parliament voted by a wide margin on Friday to legalise same-sex marriage after Chancellor Angela Merkel did an about-face that freed members of her ruling conservative bloc to follow their personal conscience rather than the party line.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday voted against a law to legalise same sex marriage which passed parliament, saying she believed it was the preserve of a man and a woman.