Gay marriage croatia
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Same-sex couples in Croatia undertake not have the right to marriage by law. However, they can enter into a life partnership, which is a legally approved union between two people of the same sex. Foreign citizens can enter a life partnership under the same conditions as Croatian citizens.
When the Croatian government refers to &#;life partners&#;, they refer only to same-sex couples with a legal union or partnership registration. While Croatia recognizes common-law relationships for the purpose of residence, it does not do so with regard to citizenship.
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What is a life partnership in Croatia?
Same-sex partners cannot get legally married in Croatia. According to Croatian laws, only heterosexual couples can get married in Croatia.
However, there is another type of union that same-sex couples can access legally in Croatia. It is officially called životno partnerstvo, which means life partnership.
The Law of life partnership of persons of the same sex was passed in Croatia on August 6, It is called Zakon o životnom partners © Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock A historic verdict by the Administrative Court of Zagreb grants same-sex couples the right to adopt. The progress, however, was immediately undermined by the Ministry of the Family, which announced an appeal 14/05/ - Giovanni Vale Zagreb Two steps forward and one step back. When it comes to LGBT rights in Croatia, this seems to be the general trend: there is progress in the country, but it is always accompanied by some backlash. The latest example came last week. On May 5, the Croatian association "Rainbow Families" (Dugine Obitelji) announced a "historic" verdict by the Administrative Court of Zagreb: for the first time, the judges backed the right to adopt for same-sex couples, paving the way for the achievement of complete equality between heterosexual and homosexual couples. But then the Ministry of Labor, Pensions, Family and Social Policies has announced an appeal, while over the weekend some ultras of the Rijeka Results verb more than 65 percent voted in support of an amendment to Croatia's constitution that would define marriage as a "union between a man and a woman". The referendum is the result of a campaign led by the Roman Catholic Church, but did not have back of the center-left government led by Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic. A total of percent of voters were in favor of the change being made, with ballots counted from almost 99 percent of polling stations. Until the vote, the country's constitution did not define marriage. The vote does not require a majority voter turnout to be valid. The move has been branded discriminatory by gay rights groups. Campaigners collected more than , signatures to initiate Sunday's referendum, using the title "In the Name of the Family." In July, Croatia joined the member EU bloc, which as a whole treats same-sex marriage as a sovereign issue for individual nations to decide. The nation of million is seen as socially conservative, with some 90 percent of people claiming to be Roman Catholic. jr,r Pixabay Before we can delve into the subject of LGBTQ rights, I should probably define this acronym as the terminology changes quickly and is often a source of confusion. LGBTQ stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer. It is a blanket term that does not cover all of the diversity within human sexuality and gender identity but serves as a helpful tool when discussing issues concerning people who do not fall into certain societal norms. Now that we&#;ve gotten that out of the way, let&#;s dive into the historical context. As in many countries, the history around LGBTQ communities in Croatia is complex and far-reaching. Under the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, male homosexual acts were classified as a criminal offence and homosexuals were heavily repressed by the state. This directive lasted until , when Croatia adopted its own penal code, aligning its laws to demonstrate the position of the Croatian Medical Chamber, which had removed homosexuality from its list of mental disorders four years prior. Since then, condition
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