Iceland Parliament Unanimously Passes Marriage Bill

Iceland, which is the first major country to have an openly gay leader, lesbian Johanna Sigurdardottir, became the first country to enact a marriage equality without any opposition when the Parliament voted 49-0 to pass a bill eliminating gender distinctions in marriage law in Iceland.

From the Iceland Review

Althingi parliament passed a bill of laws yesterday stating that all citizens are to have access to the same marriage laws, regardless of their sexual preference. In all, 49 MPs voted for the laws but 14 MPs were absent.

Instead of the words “man and woman,” the law now reads “two individuals”. This means that gay people can now get married in churches and in civil ceremonies.

The law will go into effect on June 27th.