Good Hope Metropolitan Community Church (GHMCC) has affiliated ministers who are licenced by the Department of Home Affairs to act as Marriage Officers on behalf of Good Hope MCC to perform marriages under the Marriage Act and under the Civil Union Act. 

The Joint Working Group (JWG) compiled a info sheet which provides initial information available, to date, on accessing same sex marriage through the Civil Union Act.

Same-sex couples can legally get married from 30 November 2006,  with the Civil Union Bill having been signed into law by deputy president Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka.

The Department of Home Affairs issued already regulations in terms of the act, which can be downloaded here.

The Joint Working Group compiled a info sheet on "How to get married under the Civil Union Act", which is available online in our resource section.

The Joint Working Group, a national network of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organisations, welcomes the historic step taken by Parliament to allow lesbian and gay people the choice to get married. Unlike earlier versions of the Civil Union Bill, the statute that has been passed no longer creates a separate category for lesbian and gay people exclusively but rather broadens the institution of marriage to include same-sex couples. In keeping with the transformation of our society from one based on unfair discrimination and exclusion to one based on equality and dignity for all, our elected representatives have signaled their strong commitment to ensuring that the values of our Constitution are made real for all people irrespective of their sexual orientation.