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Same-sex marriage now legal in Estonia (news.err.ee)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by little_cow@lemmy.world to c/politics@lemmy.world

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As of today (January 1, 2024), same-sex marriage is legal under Estonian law.

The new law means two consenting adults may enter into a marriage regardless of their gender.

Minister of Social Protection Signe Riisalo (Reform) said this move ends years of legal confusion and ensures a sense of security and equal rights for all residents of Estonia.

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~~Estonia became the first former Soviet republic to legalize gay marriage on Monday, opening marriage applications to same-sex couples with the new year. Applications are expected to take one to six months to process, with the first approvals expected by February 2. Estonia’s parliament voted to legalize gay marriage in June as an amendment to the country’s Family Law.~~

Alternate sources: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/01/same-sex-couples-able-to-marry-in-estonia-from-new-years-day

https://www.rt.com/russia/590017-estonia-legalizes-gay-marriage/?

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[-] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 28 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

EDIT: Seriously, how cool is @little_cow

RT is a Russian propaganda network. There are numerous good sources for this story. Just a couple:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/01/same-sex-couples-able-to-marry-in-estonia-from-new-years-day

https://news.err.ee/1609209284/same-sex-marriage-now-legal-in-estonia

You should repost it.

[-] little_cow@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago

Thanks for the alternate sources I edited the post to change the link

[-] vox@sopuli.xyz 26 points 10 months ago

why did you cite RT of all things tho

[-] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

This is a massive step forward for eastern Europe

[-] xc2215x@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

A good move by Estonia.

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

When I first saw the headline I figured it was gonna be Estonia, I am pleased to be correct.

[-] arquebus_x@kbin.social 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I'll be honest, I'm surprised - I thought Estonia would have already had this in place! Among the Baltic countries they are superstars. (Among all countries, really.)

[-] MightBe@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Link is already changed to suggestion in the comments.

this post was submitted on 02 Jan 2024

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