Many Britons have changed their minds on gay marriage
But ten years after it was legalised, the Church of England remains a holdout
David cameron may not have expected same-sex marriage to be among his proudest legacies. The landmark social reform, which was passed by the House of Commons on July 17th 2013, did not appear in any party’s manifesto for the election in 2010. The resulting coalition government initially said it would retain a ban on gay marriage. In his memoirs the former prime minister admitted that he had gone on “a journey”; one that caused him to “worry and even wobble”.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “The ties that bind ”
Britain July 15th 2023
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- Many Britons have changed their minds on gay marriage
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