The Scottish Parliament passed same sex marriage legislation Tuesday night by a vote of 105 to 18, with the first possible weddings to take place in the autumn.
The Scottish Parliament passed same sex marriage legislation Tuesday night by a vote of 105 to 18, with the first possible weddings to take place in the autumn. As the debate took place leading up to the final vote, social media conversation had been a constant, with the hashtag #equalmarriage being at the core of that discussion.
Posts had been mainly positive.
Will be delighted to see the #equalmarriage bill passed in Holyrood today. Enjoy the celebrations everyone who worked so hard for it!
— Natalie McGarry (@nataliemcgarry) February 4, 2014
I’m immensely proud that Scotland will today become the 17th country in the world to pass Equal Marriage into law. #ItsTime #equalmarriage
— Andy Davis (@AndyDMDavis) February 4, 2014
After the bill passed, the positive feedback had continued, and also spread to Facebook.
Indeed, the messages on Twitter echoed thoughts on Facebook.
@alexvlf sorry for my delay, my dinner arrived 🙂 myself and everyone I know are very happy the bill was passed. Scotland is a very open…
— Kitty (@Kitty_Lannister) February 4, 2014
@alexvlf place. It’s a supportive and welcoming country, I never doubted the outcome x
— Kitty (@Kitty_Lannister) February 4, 2014
Tremendous progressive step for Scotland as MSPs vote overwhelmingly in favour of #equalmarriage Well done all who campaigned so tirelessly
— Katherine O’Donnell (@kathy__odonnell) February 4, 2014
The vote was a free vote instead of one on party lines, according to a report from the BBC.
The bill had been criticised by the Church of Scotland and the Scottish Catholic Church, and officials have said they would not conduct same-sex marriages, the report adds, with the group Scotland for Marriage saying the bill did not go far enough.
However, the message had been clear across social media platforms.
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