var brightcovevideoid = '3155193467001'; Scotland became the 17th country to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday, by a parliamentary vote of 105 to 18. "Marriage is about love, and that has always been at the heart of this issue," Scotland Health Secretary Alex Neil said in a statement, according to Reuters. "This is a profoundly emotional moment for many people who grew up in a country where being gay was still a criminal offense until 1980," Tom French, policy coordinator for the Equality Network, added in a statement. The vote came at an interesting time - Scotland is preparing for a September vote that will...
- 2/5/2014
- by Alex Heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Scotland became the 17th country to legalize same-sex marriage Tuesday, by a parliamentary vote of 105 to 18.
"Marriage is about love, and that has always been at the heart of this issue," Scotland Health Secretary Alex Neil said in a statement, according to Reuters.
"This is a profoundly emotional moment for many people who grew up in a country where being gay was still a criminal offense until 1980," Tom French, policy coordinator for the Equality Network, added in a statement.
The vote came at an interesting time – Scotland is preparing for a September vote that will decide whether the country will...
"Marriage is about love, and that has always been at the heart of this issue," Scotland Health Secretary Alex Neil said in a statement, according to Reuters.
"This is a profoundly emotional moment for many people who grew up in a country where being gay was still a criminal offense until 1980," Tom French, policy coordinator for the Equality Network, added in a statement.
The vote came at an interesting time – Scotland is preparing for a September vote that will decide whether the country will...
- 2/5/2014
- by Alex Heigl
- People.com - TV Watch
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This wasn’t even close! (h/t @allanj69).
Scotland says ‘aye’ to #equalmarriage pic.twitter.com/RHgV1Ibq4l
— Tom French (@TomfromBrighton) February 4, 2014
Here’s the cover...
Ryan Phillippe is in final negotiations to star in the ABC pilot Secrets & Lies. “An adaptation of the upcoming Australian crime mystery series, Secrets & Lies centers on a family man (Phillippe) who becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a young boy when he finds the body.”
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Love, Death and Sochi, by Frank Bruni.
Former High School Bully Apologizes After Seeing Classmate’s Viral Gay Marriage Proposal
Human Rights Watch has a devastating clip of Russian Homophobic Violence. Unfortunately, the people who need to see it couldn’t care less.
This wasn’t even close! (h/t @allanj69).
Scotland says ‘aye’ to #equalmarriage pic.twitter.com/RHgV1Ibq4l
— Tom French (@TomfromBrighton) February 4, 2014
Here’s the cover...
- 2/4/2014
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- The Backlot
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