Switzerland is set to be the next country to legalize marriage equality

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Switzerland is moving forward with a bill to legalize marriage equality, which could make it the next European country to do so.

The Council of States – the upper house of Switzerland’s legislature – passed a law that would legalize marriage equality with a 22-15 vote, with seven abstentions. The lower house – the National Council – passed the bill this past June.

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“We have been waiting for this for seven years,” said Olga Baranova of the Marriage For All campaign, referring to how legislation for marriage equality was first introduced by the Green Party in 2013. “The emotions are very strong.”

The Council of States rejected a motion that would have required…

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