Quote Originally Posted by Marsilius
....In the UK, that process took, in fits and starts, as long as 46 years from the decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967 until the final recognition of gay marriage in 2013.
Sorry Marsilius but that "process" needs some clarification:

Homosexuality (that is, homosexual acts) were not decriminalised in the UK in 1967 - only in England and Wales.

Homosexual acts remained illegal in Scotland until 1980.

N. Ireland did not follow suit until 1982 - after a ruling from the European Court in 1981 forced them into it.

The Isle of Man did not fall into line until 1994!!