Jump to content
QUINN

Finland is now the 22nd country to allow gay marriage

Recommended Posts

58b6edf922000020004adef1.jpeg

Finland’s same-sex couples can finally marry and adopt children, as the country’s marriage equality law comes into effect on Wednesday. 

The Northern European country’s parliament originally passed the legislation to make same-sex marriage legal in 2014, voting 101-90 in favor of the law. The fate of the legislation was finally confirmed last month, however, when lawmakers shot down a citizens’ petition calling for its repeal.

The far-right populist Finns Party and the Christian Democrats backed the challenge to the marriage equality law, but the parliament voted 120-48 to uphold the law. Finnish Member of Parliament Emma Kari lambasted the appeal as “harassment in the form of government cooperation.”

Finland is the last Nordic country to make marriage equality legal, after countries such as Sweden and Norway passed same-sex marriage laws in 2009. Denmark has had same-sex unions since 1989, the first country in the world to do so, but those partnerships did not grant full rights.

The new Finnish law expands existing same-sex unions that give couples the right to take each others surname and makes them eligible to adopt children, erasing the previous legal distinctions between same-sex partnerships and heterosexual marriages. Finland has allowed same-sex unions since 2002, but with restricted rights.

This week marks a triumph for Finnish marriage equality supporters, who have long been attempting to make same-sex marriage legal in the nation. There were at least three failed bills attempting to legalize same-sex marriage before the successful vote in 2014.

Same-sex marriage is legal in an increasing number of European nations. Ireland voted in favor of legalization in 2015, while Slovenia allowed same-sex marriages as of last week. 

Several European governments have opposed granting full rights to same-sex couples, however, and some prominent far-right parties are also against legalization. France’s populist National Front party, which is leading polls though expected to lose in a second-round runoff vote in May, has pledged to replace same-sex marriage with civil unions.

Source

Link to post
Share on other sites
2 minutes ago, Atlantis said:

Seriously though, how did the U.S. do it before them? dead4

Because our government over the past few years in particular doesn't represent what the public wants in the slightest, and they're really in no rush to do anything about it.

nbbc42N.gif

Link to post
Share on other sites
1 hour ago, Atlantis said:

Seriously though, how did the U.S. do it before them? dead4

Don't worry. Germany hasn't legalized it yet as well and we have one of the most gay friendliest society in the world jj3

Link to post
Share on other sites
5 minutes ago, Justin Bieber said:

Don't worry. Germany hasn't legalized it yet as well and we have one of the most gay friendliest society in the world jj3

THIS. Why doesn't your Government want it ?!?!? clap1 Maybe it will be legalized after Merkel rav2 

Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Replies 24
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Posts

Finland’s same-sex couples can finally marry and adopt children, as the country’s marriage equality law comes into effect on Wednesday.  The Northern European country’s parliament originally

@ Australia

Seriously though, how did the U.S. do it before them? 


  • Browsing now   0 members

    No registered users viewing this page.

×