They oppose the Scottish government's draft Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill, which ends its consultation period on Wednesday.

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In draft responses to consultation on the Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill, the local authority said it welcomed changes to the law.

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The proposals have received cross-party support in Holyrood and the government is continuing to seek views on its Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Bill.

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The bill would also allow same-sex couples to convert a civil partnership to a marriage and enable married transsexual people to gain legal recognition in their acquired gender without having to end their marriage.

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