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‘You will not replace us’: a deadly attack on a Slovakian gay bar – and its link to a fast-spreading racist ideology

Fifteen months after two men were shot in Bratislava, evidence suggests the killer may have been helped by an unidentified US-based extremist The October evening was warm and sunny. At about 7pm, two young men stepped out of the Tepláreň bar on Zámocká Street in the centre of Bratislava, to sit on a concrete bench… Read more »

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 »