LGBT Network

Updated June 2009 – See below:



The
petition is now closed with 1007 signatures.



The LGBT Network submitted a petition to the Scottish Parliament, calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977 to allow members of the same sex to register a civil marriage, or a religious one, if the faith group consents.





Read the press release here




Read the full article here




See the list to the right, for details of some High Profile supporters of our
campaign.

Signed the petition? What next?

If you would like ideas of what else you can do,
click here, for our step by step

guide on asking your registry office for a same sex marriage!

So, the petition is closed… What now?



The Scottish Parliament has agreed to admit the petition for consideration
by thecommittee, Read more here.

Update – June 2009



The Scottish Parliament recalled the petition in June 2009 and agreed to
take the petition further. The committee are considering appointing a rapporteur to take
forward the petition.



You can read the submissions to date –
Click Here

The committee are hoping to recall the petition in September 2009 after the
summer recess.