Poland has left same-sex couples “in a legal vacuum”, found the European Court of Human Rights.
Poland has left same-sex couples “in a legal vacuum”, found the European Court of Human Rights.
“The law on civil partnerships should have been passed a long time ago, it’s already the 21st century,” says Szymon HoÅ‚ownia.
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The gay couple who brought the case say the ruling shows that same-sex marriages are not barred under the constitution.
“Life, marriage and family are written into the genetic code of our nation,” says the organiser.
The lack of same-sex marriage “constitutes economic discrimination and has a negative impact on the economy”, write the group of over 40 experts.
Agata Rejowska
Many couples are rejecting the dominant role of the Catholic church.