Same-sex couples and civil rights in the EU

SAME-SEX COUPLES AND CIVIL RIGHTS IN THE EU Debating Europe SAME-SEX CIVIL UNIONS SAME-SEX MARRIAGE WHICH COUNTRIES LEGALLY RECOGNISE THEM? 7April 2001 The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage 2003 Belgium was the 2005 2010 2009 2012 second country Spain Portugal in the world, with some registered over Sweden Denmark 17,000 23,500 people entering into gay and lesbian same-sex marriages marriages between 2003 and 2010 2013+? 2013 from 2005 to 2011 Ireland UK (*) ... France Sweden (2010) Number of children living with More than 1,100 66 I think we should be promoting marriage, rather than looking same-sex parents at any other way of weakening it. 9 9 SECOND PARENT ADOPTION Netherlands partner adoptions involved adoption 66 Let's not be naïve: this isn't a simple political fight, it's an attempt to destroy God's plan. 99 (2010) More than 8 in 10 by a partner in a lesbian relationship. Sources: ILGA-Europe, Belgium.be, INE, CBS, SCB. (*) excluding Northern Ireland