New Jersey may have said no to gay marriage yesterday, but today the Portuguese Parliament, as predicted, have passed draft legislation that should see gay marriage become legal in Portugal in the first quarter of 2010.

Passing easily through Parliament thanks to the majority the governing Socialist party and left-of-centre parties have,  the billwill now go to a parliamentary commission before returning to the Parliament for final approval.

Once this has occurred, the legislation will go to the President who can choose to either sign or veto the legislation. If he does the latter then it would return to Parliament who are able to overturn his decision.

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