German Same-Sex Marriages By Summer, says Justice Minister

[Kellanved]

Germany could be the next country to introduce legislation to permit same-sex marriages. German Justice Minister Brigitte Zypries has vowed to push the new laws through before the end of the summer. Zypries said the government would bypass the Bundesrat, the upper house of parliament where conservatives hold the majority, to grant gay and lesbian couples the same rights as heterosexual couples. Gay couples have been able to register their relationships since 2001, but the new legislation will grant them almost all of the same rights as married heterosexuals.
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http://www.dw-world.de/english/0,3367,1430_A_1231302_1_A,00.html

[veganwitch]

1. i watch deutschewelle every morning...

and this is just one more reason for me to want to move to germany.