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Slovakia elects its first-ever female, LGBTI-friendly president

Zuzana Caputova might change the game for LGBTI people by legally recognizing same-sex unions Liberal lawyer and LGBTI ally Zuzana Caputova has become the first-ever female president of Slovakia. Caputova’s election breaks the trend that has seen populist, anti-EU politicians make gains across the continent. She is a founding member of Progressive Slovakia, a non-parliamentary… Read more »

Slovakia Referendum Banning Gay Marriage Fails

A referendum which sought to strengthen Slovakia’s constitutional ban on gay marriage failed Saturday. According to the BBC, the question failed due to low turnout. A minimum of 50% of eligible voters must participate in order for such ballots to be valid, but only 21.4% of voters showed up at the polls. Voters were asked… Read more »

Slovakia Referendum Banning Gay Marriage Fails

A referendum which sought to strengthen Slovakia’s constitutional ban on gay marriage failed Saturday. According to the BBC, the question failed due to low turnout. A minimum of 50% of eligible voters must participate in order for such ballots to be valid, but only 21.4% of voters showed up at the polls. Voters were asked… Read more »

Slovakia To Hold Referendum Against Gay Rights

Slovakia President Andrej Kiska said Thursday that a referendum on gay rights would take place in February despite heavy criticism from human rights groups. Earlier this year, lawmakers approved a constitutional amendment excluding gay couples from marriage. Saying the amendment wasn’t enough, conservative group the Alliance for Families (AZR) and the Catholic Church gathered 400,000… Read more »

Slovakia to hold referendum on same-sex marriage in 2015

The Slovakian President has announced that the country will hold a referendum on same-sex marriage early next year. President Andrej Kiska announced that the referendum will take place on 7 February, following the collection of 400,000 signatures on a petition by conservative group Alliance for Family. The questions on the referendum will ask whether voters… Read more »

Large Majority Of Slovak Lawmakers Approve Constitutional Gay Marriage Ban

A large majority of Slovak lawmakers on Wednesday voted for a constitutional amendment limiting marriage to heterosexual couples. According to gay weekly the Washington Blade, 102 parliamentarians supported the amendment, with only 18 voting against it in the 150-member parliament. The amendment was drafted by leftist Prime Minister Robert Fico’s ruling Direction-Social Democracy party. “The… Read more »

Slovakia Becomes The Seventh EU Country To Ban Same-Sex Marriage

This makes it the third European Union member state to ban same-sex couples from marrying since 2012. The parliament of Slovakia adopted a constitutional amendment prohibiting legal recognition of same-sex couples on Wednesday. This makes it the third European Union member state to ban same-sex couples from marrying since 2012, bringing the total number of… Read more »

Backroom deal rules out same-sex unions in Slovak constitution

Today, Slovak MPs from SMER (Social-Democrats) and KDH (Christian-Democrats) voted to define marriage as a ‘unique bond between a man and a woman’ in the Constitution. Ruling party SMER agreed to the demand of opposition party KDH in exchange of their support for a judicial reform. Slovak flag102 parliamentarians voted in favour of the constitutional… Read more »