Germany Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

by Dan SavageAnother wall falls.
A little good news to start the day...
Germany’s parliament has voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage, joining many other western democracies in granting gay and lesbian couples full rights, including adoption. Norbert Lammert, president of the parliament, said 393 lawmakers voted in favour, 226 voted against and four abstained. The chancellor, Angela Merkel, said she voted against the move because she believed marriage was for a man and a woman.