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| Status of European Same-Sex Couples Associated Press, December 11, 1998 |
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| Lunedì 14 Dicembre 1998 |
| di Franco Grillini |
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Associated Press, December 11, 1998
Status of European Same-Sex Couples
Status of same-sex couples across Europe, in brief:
DENMARK: In 1989 became the first country in the world to allow same-sex
marriages. But gay couples cannot adopt children.
SWEDEN: Has allowed homosexuals to register as partners in a sort of
civil marriage since 1995. The couples cannot adopt children or have them
through artificial means.
NETHERLANDS: New law took effect earlier this year permitting gay and
lesbian couples to marry, giving them the same pension, social security and
inheritance rights as other married couples. Dutch Cabinet approved a plan in
November to let homosexuals adopt children. The proposal will likely go
before parliament early next year.
ICELAND: Approved "registered cohabitation'' in 1996, which gives gay
couples many of the legal rights enjoyed by heterosexual married couples, but
doesn't allow adoption.
BELGIUM: A law passed in March gives gay couples inheritance rights and
allows them to open joint bank accounts.
FRANCE: Same-sex couples currently have no legal status. Bill to give
some rights to homosexual and unmarried heterosexual couples is currently
under heated debate in parliament.
SPAIN: Gay couples have no official status. Northeastern Catalonia
region, however, recently passed a law recognizing homosexual couples but
barring them from adopting children or receiving inheritance benefits.
ITALY: A few cities have taken the symbolic step of creating a register
for unmarried couples, but the measures carry no legal weight.
GERMANY: The new center-left government intends to grant some legal
status to same-sex couples, but not the right to adopt children.
BRITAIN: In July, about 100 British legislators voiced support for
efforts to give homosexuals the right to receive partner's state pension after
death.
HUNGARY: Passed a law in 1996 granting gay couples inheritance rights,
but law doesn't allow adoptions.
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