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Nearly 1500 Same-Sex Marriages In Two Months After It Became Legal

<p>Nearly 1500 same-sex couples get married in the two months after it became legal in England Wales.</p> <p>By Newsdesk</p><p></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4586390872.jpg" width="460" height="608" alt="Getting Married In The Morning?" title="Getting Married In The Morning?"/></p> <p></p><p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today released provisional statistics showing that there were 1409 same-sex marriages since 29th March 2014 and 30th June 2014.</p><p></p><p>However, the uptake of marriage between gay couples was lower than Civil Partnerships when they were introduced in 2004.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/Whitehall-To-Fly-Gay-Flag-For-Gay-Marriage-Week/7830980">Same-sex marriage was made legal in England and Wales in March 2014</a>. Scotland is to follow with the first gay marriages to take place sometime before the end of the year.</p><p></p><p>56% of marriages were to females, whilst 44% were male on male marriages.</p><p></p><p>According to the ONS ‘The majority of men and women marrying had never been married or in a civil partnership before (91% of males and 79% of females). Women were more likely than men to have previously been in a civil partnership or marriage that ended in dissolution or divorce (9% of men, 20% of women). A very small percentage of marriages took place for men and women whose previous marriage or civil partnership had ended with the death of their partner (0.5% of men and 0.9% of women).’</p><p></p><p> </p><p><img src="http://www.thegayuk.com/communities/8/004/009/928/388/images/4611476916.jpg" width="460" height="30" alt="" title=""/></p> <p></p><p><a href="http://thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/History-Of-Marriage-In-The-UK/7872655">History Of Marriage in The UK</a></p><p><a href="http://thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/Sir-Ian-McKellen-Helps-Out-In-Gay-Trekker-Marriage-Proposal/8611043">Sir Ian McKellen Helps Out In Gay Trekker Marriage Proposal</a></p><p><a href="http://thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/Russell-Brand-Destroys-Conservative-Ben-Carson-Over-Gay-Marriage/8391455">Russell Brand Destroys Conservative Ben Carson Over Gay Marriage</a></p><p><a href="http://thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/New-Book-For-Children-About-Same-Sex-Marriage/8220674">New Book For Children About Same-Sex Marriage</a></p><p></p><p> </p>

Nearly 1500 same-sex couples get married in the two months after it became legal in England Wales.

By Newsdesk

Getting Married In The Morning?

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today released provisional statistics showing that there were 1409 same-sex marriages since 29th March 2014 and 30th June 2014.

However, the uptake of marriage between gay couples was lower than Civil Partnerships when they were introduced in 2004.

Same-sex marriage was made legal in England and Wales in March 2014. Scotland is to follow with the first gay marriages to take place sometime before the end of the year.

56% of marriages were to females, whilst 44% were male on male marriages.

According to the ONS ‘The majority of men and women marrying had never been married or in a civil partnership before (91% of males and 79% of females). Women were more likely than men to have previously been in a civil partnership or marriage that ended in dissolution or divorce (9% of men, 20% of women). A very small percentage of marriages took place for men and women whose previous marriage or civil partnership had ended with the death of their partner (0.5% of men and 0.9% of women).’

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