Rainbow families across Europe are fighting for their rights

Wednesday, Jan 1, 2025

Der Standard

LGBTIQ families in Europe fight for rights amid rising conservative political influence.

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Rainbow families in Europe are fighting for their rights amid the rise of right-wing parties, with some seeking these rights for the first time as they fear their existing rights are threatened. While not all EU states grant rights to rainbow families, progress is being made; for instance, Latvia saw its first same-sex couple officially register a partnership after numerous lawsuits. In Poland, the new government coalition has initiated discussions on LGBTIQ rights, presenting a bill allowing registered partnerships for same-sex couples, though its passage depends on parliamentary approval and the signature of President Andrzej Duda, who is not known as a supporter of the queer community. To secure this draft, liberal parties had to forgo opening adoption to same-sex couples to satisfy the conservative PSL within the government coalition.

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