Four of the five parties currently holding seats in the Scottish Parliament have promised progress towards marriage equality. Scotland will elect a new Parliament two weeks from today.

The two largest parties in Scotland – the Scottish National Party (SNP) and Labour – have said in their election manifestos that they will hold a consultation on marriage rights for LGBT couples.

The Liberal Democrats and the Green party both go further than this. They have promised full marriage for gay couples and civil partnerships for straight couples.

“We are very pleased that these manifesto promises are a firm foundation for taking equal marriage forward in Scotland after the election,” said Tim Hopkins of the Equality Network. “We look forward to a constructive consultation followed by legislation which we think there would be a clear majority for in the Scottish parliament.”

The only major party not to have commented on marriage equality are the Conservatives, who currently hold 13% of seats in the Scottish Parliament.

Marriage equality is likely to become a greater priority for the UK as a whole if full marriage rights are extended to LGBT couples within Scotland.

[via Pink News]

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