Switzerland to allow same-sex weddings starting July 2022

Wedding cake toppers displayed during the Zurich Pride parade on Sept. 4, 202, ahead of a nationwide vote on same-sex marriage. (Photo: Fabrice Coffrini / AFP via Getty Images)

Same-sex couples can wed in Switzerland from July 1 next year, the government said on Wednesday, enacting the results of a groundbreaking referendum on the issue in September.

Voters approved the “Marriage for All” initiative by a nearly two-thirds majority, making Switzerland…