▁Youth ▁Commission er ▁on ▁Al co hol ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁which ▁has ▁a ▁mand ate ▁from ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Government ▁to ▁investigate ▁and ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁young ▁people ▁and ▁alco hol ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁Same - sex ▁marriage ▁▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Nick ▁Hend erson , ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁L GB T ▁Network , ▁raised ▁a ▁pet ition ▁( PE ▁ 1 2 3 9 ) ▁in ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁that ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁legal isation ▁of ▁civil ▁marriage ▁for ▁same ▁sex ▁cou ples , ▁and ▁religious ▁marriage ▁where ▁the ▁religious ▁body ▁cons ents . ▁It ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁the ▁Pet itions ▁Committee ▁and ▁currently ▁the ▁Committee ▁are ▁considering ▁the ▁issue , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁evidence ▁submitted ▁by ▁faith ▁groups , ▁advoc acy ▁groups ▁and ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Government . ▁It ▁will ▁discuss ▁the ▁pet ition ▁again ▁on ▁ 1 ▁December . ▁ ▁Scottish ▁National ist ▁M SP ▁Sh ir ley - An ne ▁Som er ville ▁is ▁the ▁strong est ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁pet ition ▁in ▁the ▁Parliament . ▁UK ▁same ▁sex ▁marriage ▁advoc ates ▁Cel ia ▁K itz inger ▁and ▁Sue ▁Wil kin son ▁have ▁also ▁given ▁their ▁backing ▁to ▁the ▁movement ▁in ▁Scotland . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁same - sex ▁marriage ▁bill ▁was ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁Scottish ▁government ▁over ▁five ▁years ▁after ▁Hend erson ▁launched ▁the ▁pet ition ▁in ▁Parliament . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Same - sex