Friday, May 15, 2015

Luxembourg Premier Is First E.U. Leader to Marry Same-Sex Partner

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/16/world/europe/luxembourg-premier-is-first-eu-leader-to-marry-same-sex-partner.html?ref=world

Today the Prime Minister of Luxembourg married a male architect from Belgium. This is the first time a leader of the E.U. has married someone of the same sex. Prime Minister Bettel has always downplayed his homosexuality since his coming out in 2008. He made it very clear that he was elected due to his merit and not because people wanted a gay leader.

Luxembourg overruled bans on same-sex marriage less than a year ago, shifting away from their known conservatism. Speculators are now expecting Luxembourg to start shifting more democratic on a number of different social issues, now that Bettel has openly shown his stance on the issues. This has also caused speculation that the Roman Catholic Church will now start to reconsider their stance on the issue.

This is a step in the right direction for equal representation for the citizens of the E.U. and it comes with hope for further progress.

Lauren Edmunds

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