On July 3, 2005, when the Spanish parliament approved same-sex marriage, it handed a major victory to the Socialist Party & produced the ire of the Roman Catholic Church, which denounced the measure as "unjust."
The vote was held after Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero unexpectedly took the floor of parliament to speak in its support. Zapatero: "We are expanding the opportunities for happiness of our neighbors, our colleagues, our friends & our relatives. At the same time, we are building a more decent society."
Spain's a followed Netherlands & Belgium, where same-sex marriage has been legal for some time. Other European countries followed, with same- sex marriage is now legal in Norway, Sweden, Iceland, & Portugal.
The vote was held after Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero unexpectedly took the floor of parliament to speak in its support. Zapatero: "We are expanding the opportunities for happiness of our neighbors, our colleagues, our friends & our relatives. At the same time, we are building a more decent society."
Rafael Nadal remains single...
