Delegates of the Greens cut a wedding cake in rainbow colors and decorated with figurines of two women and two men at the offices of the Greens' parliamentary group at the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) in Berlin after a session on Friday. AFP PHOTO
BERLIN: Germany legalized same-sex marriage on Friday in a change nonetheless opposed by Chancellor Angela Merkel, joining many other western democracies in granting gay and lesbian couples full rights, including adoption.