(UDHAYAM, COLOMBO) – A clear majority of Members of German Parliament (MPs) have voted to legalise same-sex marriage, days after Chancellor Angela Merkel dropped her opposition to the idea.
The reform gives gay men and lesbians full marital rights, and allows them to adopt children.
At present, same-sex couples are limited to civil unions.
But Mrs. Merkel, who only decided to allow the vote on Monday, voted against the measure. Her political opponents were strongly in favour.
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