In addition to opening up the option of marriage to all couples, an amendment to Switzerland’s marriage law that was put to voters in a referendum, and approved, grants lesbian couples access to ...

Much of the opposition was focused on the proposed law’s code affecting ... the Swiss voted to legalize gay marriage today in a national referendum in Switzerland, by a very large majority.

Switzerland agreed to legalize civil marriage and the right to adopt children ... are the losers here,” she told Reuters. The amended law will make it possible for same-sex couples to get ...

GENEVA — With some saying better late than never, lesbian and gay couples in Switzerland rejoiced ... 64.1% of voters backed the “Marriage for All” law in a national referendum.

Voters supported legalizing same-sex marriage 62% to 38% in a nonbinding nationwide referendum. Second country in the world ...

Legislation to open marriage to same-sex couples passed the Swiss Parliament in December 2020. The law was challenged in a referendum on 26 September 2021 by opponents of same-sex marriage and was ...

Same-sex couples can officially tie the knot in Switzerland from today (Pictures ... More than 64% of Swiss voters backed the ‘Marriage for All’ law during a nationwide referendum.

The symbolism was particularly strong and the emotion too. 'It was high time that marriage became perfectly equal in Switzerland. 'It marks a moment in the history of Switzerland and of the ...

Same-sex couples tied the knot in Switzerland on Friday as same-sex marriages became legal in the country. Voters approved the "Marriage for All" initiative by a nearly two-thirds majority last ...

A law that extends marriage rights to same-sex couples in Liechtenstein took effect on Wednesday. Lawmakers in the small European country that borders Switzerland and Austria approved a marriage ...

In Switzerland, a distinction is made between maintenance ... But what does formative effect mean? According to new case law, a marriage can be considered as having had a formative effect on a ...