Marriage and partnership

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ILGA-Europe campaigns for the legal recognition of same-sex families.

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Legal recognition of same-sex families takes various forms in different countries. See our list of all European countries and the ways they recognise same-sex families.

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Parenting

More Or Less Together, 2005

Equality for Same-Sex Couples, 2002

Other May Follow, 2004

Legal Recognition of Same-Sex Partnerships, 2001

The European Alliance for Families

Briefing paper: The impact of the increasing numbers of same-sex marriages or legally recognised partnerships on other legal domains, such as property rights and divorce law

ILGA-Europe’s key demands to advance the recognition of diverse families (October 2006)

Marriage and partnership rights for same-sex partners: country-by-country

Find out more about the different ways same-sex families are legally recognised in the European countries.

EU: attitudes towards same-sex marriage & adoption significantly vary

The European Commission just published latest Eurobarometer results, including on attitudes towards same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption.

Public opinion and same-sex unions (2003)

A majority of Europeans in favour of same-sex marriages!

BBC Ethical debate on same-sex marriage

Arguments for and against same-sex marriage compiled by BBC:

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