Gay Marriage Arrives In Sweden
Gay and lesbian couples may marry in Sweden starting today. Swedish lawmakers approved a gay marriage bill in April, making it the seventh country to legalize gay marriage. The measure was approved in the Swedish Parliament by a wide margin – 261 to 22, with 66 lawmakers abstaining or absent. The legislation repeals a 1987 law defining marriage as a heterosexual union. A recent poll found that nearly three-fourths of Swedes (71%) approve of the new law.
Sweden has recognized civil unions for gay and lesbian couples since 1995. The union offered gay couples the same legal status as married heterosexual couples, including the right to adopt. The Lutheran Church, which was the state church until 2000, offered a separate religious blessing for gay unions.
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Sweden OKs gay marriage
(Stockholm) Sweden on Wednesday became the seventh country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
Following a five-hour debate in Parliament, the legislation was overwhelmingly passed on a 261 to 22 vote, with 16 abstentions. The new law will go into effect May 1, replacing a 1995 law that allowed civil …
Sweden To Become Seventh Country To Legalize Gay Marriage
A gay marriage bill introduced Wednesday in Sweden’s parliament enjoys broad support and is likely to pass, making Sweden the seventh country to grant gays and lesbians the right to marry.
The legislation aims to repeal a 1987 law defining marriage as a heterosexual union. A recent poll found that nearly three-fourths of Swedes (71%) approve of gay marriage.
Lawmakers in Sweden approved civil unions for gay couples in 1995. The law offers gay and lesbians the same legal status as married heterosexual couples, including the right to adopt.
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Swedish court: Canadian gay marriage not legal
(Stockholm) Sweden’s highest court ruled Tuesday that a same-sex couple married in Canada are not married but in a civil union.
The Supreme Administrative Court said that Swedish law does not recognize same-sex marriage and that the couple cannot pay income tax at the lower rate allowed for married couples.
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