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Holyrood backs gay marriage
Scotland becomes the 17th country to allow same-sex unions after MSPs pass historic Bill

A rainbow glimmered over the Scottish Parliament yesterday as gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Scots celebrated their newly won right to wed.

MSPs passed the Bill 105-18 in a final vote just before the Morning Star went to press last night.

Its passage was a foregone conclusion, with around five-sixths of MSPs backing the Bill's wording through preliminary votes.

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