Gay Marriage & The Role Of Government

Gay Marriage & The Role Of Government

The Scottish Government have announced that they will introduce new legislation which will allow gay marriage as early as 2015. The real question is whether we need government approval. Do we need a new law allowing for gay marriage?

The only reason that amendments to the law need to be made by the Scottish Government is because they have far too much involvement in the voluntary contract of marriage as it is.

The Scottish Libertarian Party welcomes gay people being accepted and congratulates the SNP for recognising …

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Gay Marriage Rights: Who’s Getting Married?

Gay Marriage Rights: Who’s Getting Married?

I wandered into a corner shop a few days ago and saw a tabloid headline along the lines of, “SNP Gives Gays Rights to Marry in Church”. I found this annoying on many levels, though admittedly I never read the article. Here are just a few of my thoughts.

I’ll begin by making the point clear that I have no issue whatsoever with gay people being married, or civil union, or whatever. Generally, I think all marriage is a farce be it gay, straight, or otherwise.

My …

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