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Finland gay marriage
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) rights in Finland are among the most advanced in the world. [1][2] Both male and female same-sex sexual activity have been legal in Finland since with "promotion" thereof decriminalized and the age of consent equalized in Homosexuality was declassified as an illness in
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A growing number of governments around the world are considering whether to grant legal recognition to same-sex marriages. So far, more than two dozen countries have enacted national laws allowing gays and lesbians to marry, mostly in Europe and the Americas.
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Same-sex marriage in Finland was the result of a years-long grassroots initiative. The legislation was also a pivotal moment for participatory democracy in Finland, as the law grew from a citizens' initiative to a statute that legally recognised marriage for same-sex couples — after MPs had rejected a previous proposal to allow gay marriage.
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In , a total of same-sex marriages were formed in Finland. Same-sex marriage became legal in Finland after an amendment to the Marriage Act entered into force on 1 March
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Same-sex marriage is now legal in Finland, the 12th European state to do so, according to Pink News. Finland has allowed same sex-unions, or partnerships, with restricted rights since
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As of March 1, Finland will allow same-sex couples to marry, bringing to thirteen the number of European countries with marriage equality laws. Share this via Facebook Share this via Bluesky Share this via X Share this via WhatsApp Share this via Email More sharing options Share this via LinkedIn Share this via Reddit Share this via Telegram Share this via Printer.
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LGBT Rights in Finland: homosexuality, gay marriage, gay adoption, serving in the military, sexual orientation discrimination protection, changing legal gender, donating blood, age of consent, and more.
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland will not adopt a proposed model that would have recognised both heterosexual and same-sex unions as parallel definitions of marriage. In Thursday's Church Council vote, the measure received 62 votes in favour and 40 against —15 votes short of the required three-quarters majority.
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The age of consent is now 16 for all in Finland. Discrimination against homosexuals is punishable as a criminal offence. The law on registered partnership came into force in which grants gay and lesbian couples almost all rights and obligations of married heterosexuals - with the exception of adoption rights. After a vote on gay marriage was not admitted to parliament in February
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The Finnish Parliament voted down on February 17 a citizens' petition to repeal a law that would allow same-sex marriage from next month. The final tally was parliamentarians voting against the petition and 48 in favor of it.
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