0 0 0 ▁signature ▁pet ition . ▁ ▁After ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁responses , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Government ▁announced ▁it ▁intended ▁to ▁go ▁ahead ▁with ▁the ▁legal isation ▁of ▁same - sex ▁mar ri ages , ▁though ▁with ▁plans ▁to ▁put ▁in ▁saf egu ards ▁to ▁prevent ▁religious ▁bodies ▁that ▁do ▁not ▁wish ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁such ▁cer emon ies ▁from ▁being ▁pro sec uted . ▁They ▁found ▁that , ▁of ▁respond ents ▁in ▁Scotland , ▁ 3 6 % ▁of ▁those ▁were ▁in ▁favour ▁and ▁ 6 4 % ▁against ▁the ▁propos als ▁when ▁considering ▁all ▁subm issions ▁- ▁standard ▁responses , ▁post cards ▁and ▁pet itions . ▁When ▁standard ▁responses ▁alone ▁were ▁considered , ▁ 6 5 % ▁were ▁in ▁favour ▁and ▁ 3 5 % ▁against ▁the ▁propos als . ▁ ▁The ▁Mar riage ▁and ▁Civil ▁Part ners hips ▁( Sc ot land ) ▁Bill ▁was ▁put ▁before ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Since ▁the ▁bill ' s ▁passage ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁it ▁is ▁expected ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁same - sex ▁mar ri ages ▁will ▁be ▁solemn ised ▁in ▁Aut umn ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Dor othe a ▁Christ ina ▁Thomas ▁Sc ots ▁family ▁law ▁Civil ▁partners hip ▁Mar riage ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁Mar riage ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Mar riage , ▁un ions ▁and ▁partners hips ▁in ▁Scotland <0x0A> </s> ▁Em manuel ▁García ▁V aca ▁(