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Going
GLO
Now that the bill to
legalise same-sex
marriage has finally been
passed in England and
Wales,
Pink Weddings
Magazine
takes a look at
the best places to tie the
knot around the world
AheAd of the curve
Back in 2001, the Netherlands made history by becoming
the first country to legalise same-sex marriage. the
marriage bill passed the house of representa ves by 109
votes to 33, with the Senate approving it on 19 december
2000. Making it official, the mayor of Amsterdam, Job
cohen, officiated a ceremony for four couples just after
midnight on 1 April 2001.
Although the law in the Netherlands restricts same-
sex marriage to dutch ci zens only, this historic milestone
paved the way for countries across the world to follow suit.
cool cuStoMerS
the Icelandic Althing passed the same-sex marriage bill on
10 June 2010 – and not one member of Iceland’s
parliament voted against it! In fact, one of the first
couples to tie the knot under the new laws were Iceland‘s
Prime Minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, and her wife.