They are normally seen as membranes that cover important organs but the study of bacterial capsule polysaccharides is one that is being conducted by the medical community to determine the role this has in disease. Bacterial infection is something that kills millions of people each year.
The Government's Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill received Royal Assent on 17th July 2013, having been passed by both Houses of Parliament. The Bill followed a Government consultation in 2012.
Informed stakeholder in the legalization of same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage was outlawed in the Roman Empire in 342 CE. Same-sex marriage was never legal in modern times until April 1, 2001, when it was legalized in the Netherlands. Same-sex marriage is actually illegal in very few countries, if you understand an illegal act to be one for which you can be arrested and imprisoned or fined.