<br /> <p>There were cheers in the Bundestag in Berlin on June 30 as it was announced that a bill to legalize same-sex marriage had been passed.</p><p>The vote was carried by a margin of 393 to 226.</p><p>Chancellor Angela Merkel, who was among those who voted against, supported the introduction of the bill, and allowed a free vote to members of her own party.</p><p>Her stance was criticized from the floor of the Bundestag by SPD member Johannes Kahrs, who called it “pathetic and embarrassing.” Credit: Bundestag via Storyful</p><br />
