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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...