Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Same-sex_marriage_in_the_United_Kingdom
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:standard
gptkbp:civilPartnershipsAvailableSince 2005
gptkbp:dateLegalInEnglandWales 2014-03-13
gptkbp:dateLegalInNorthernIreland 2020-01-13
gptkbp:dateLegalInScotland 2014-12-16
gptkbp:firstSameSexMarriageEnglandWales 2014-03-29
gptkbp:firstSameSexMarriageNorthernIreland 2020-02-11
gptkbp:firstSameSexMarriageScotland 2014-12-31
gptkbp:hasLegalChallenges some legal challenges prior to legalization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:legalized gptkb:England
gptkb:Northern_Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkb:Marriage_(Same_Sex_Couples)_Act_2013
Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019
gptkbp:marriageEqualityAchieved 2020 (all UK jurisdictions)
gptkbp:notRecognizedIn British Overseas Territories (varies)
gptkbp:opposedBy some religious groups
gptkbp:precededBy civil partnership
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:LGBT_rights_in_the_United_Kingdom
Civil partnership in the United Kingdom
Marriage in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:supportedBy LGBT rights organizations
gptkbp:supports majority support in polls
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Legalisation_of_same-sex_marriage_in_England_and_Wales
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6