Gay marriage croatia
UPDATED: 7.1.2025.
Same-sex couples in Croatia do not have the right to marriage by law. However, they can enter into a existence partnership, which is a legally approved union between two people of the same sex. Foreign citizens can enter a animation partnership under the identical conditions as Croatian citizens.
When the Croatian government refers to “life partners”, they refer only to homosexual couples with a legal union or partnership registration. While Croatia recognizes common-law relationships for the purpose of residence, it does not do so with regard to citizenship.
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What is a life partnership in Croatia?
Same-sex partners cannot get legally married in Croatia. According to Croatian laws, only heterosexual couples can fetch married in Croatia.
However, there is another type of union that same-sex couples can enter legally in Croatia. It is officially called životno partnerstvo, which means life partnership.
The Regulation of life partnership of persons of the similar sex was passed in Croatia on August 6, 2014. It is called Zakon o životnom partnerstvu osoba istoga spola and is available here. This law represents the legal
Croatians back same-sex marriage prohibit in referendum
Croatian voters include backed proposals to prohibit same-sex marriages in a referendum.
Two-thirds of those who voted approved changes to Croatia's constitution to explain marriage as a union between a man and a woman.
A government agent confirmed that the constitution would now have to be changed accordingly.
Saturday saw hundreds of gay rights supporters protest in Zagreb.
A petition backing the referendum, drawn up by a Catholic group, received more than 700,000 signatures.
The referendum asked whether the constitution should be amended to define marriage as "the union between a gentleman and a woman".
Almost 90% of Croatia's population of 4.4 million are Roman Catholics and the Church had strongly urged a "Yes" vote.
The vote also received support from 104 members of Croatia's 151-seat parliament.
President Ivo Josipovic said he was disappointed but not surprised by the outcome of the vote. "The referendum result must not be the reason for new divisions," he warned.
The government, human rights groups and prominent widespread figures had all spoken out against the referendum, urg
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