Germany legalises same-sex marriage

Updated June 30 2017 - 5:49pm, first published 5:39pm
Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: Getty Images
Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: Getty Images

Bonn: Germany's parliament has voted to legalise gay marriage after Chancellor Angela Merkel did an about-face that freed members of conservative party to vote their "conscience" rather than follow party lines.

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