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Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. As of 2024, marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 36 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% of the world's population).
- LGBTQ rights in Poland
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in...
- LGBTQ rights in Poland
Rights affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the death penalty for homosexuality.
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Poland face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. [1] According to ILGA-Europe 's 2024 report, the status of LGBTQ rights in Poland is the worst among the European Union countries.
Freshly re-elected President, Andrzej Duda, made anti-LGBT rhetorics a vital part of his campaign (naming them “ideology, not the people”) – accompanied by ruling party Law & Justice and Catholic Church officials. Since the campaign, homophobic attacks arise all around the country.
29 paź 2024 · Same-sex marriage, the practice of marriage between two men or between two women. Although same-sex marriage has been regulated through law, religion, and custom in most countries of the world, the legal and social responses have ranged from celebration to criminalization.
14 mar 2024 · In June 2022, Osaka District Court rejected the arguments of three same-sex couples – two male, one female – who argued that Japan’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. In a separate move, Tokyo’s metropolitan government issued special same-sex partnership certificates from November 2022.
9 cze 2017 · In the landmark 2015 case Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, making gay marriage legal throughout America. The...
