Is gay marriage legal in croatia

Where Europe stands on queer marriage and civil unions

Note: For the latest numbers on same-sex marriages, study our June 2023 truth sheet.

More than 18 years after the Netherlands became the world’s first nation to legalize same-sex marriage, Northern Ireland has change into the latest European jurisdiction to allow gays and lesbians to marry. Although Northern Island is a constituent of the Merged Kingdom, with its have parliament at Stormont, the change in its marriage laws ultimately came about due to action by the UK Parliament in London. British lawmakers justified the change (which was accompanied by the legalization of abortion) because the Northern Irish parliament was suspended in January 2017 amid a stalemate between Northern Ireland’s parties.

Northern Ireland is the 18th European jurisdiction to legalize queer marriage. This number counts England and Wales together and Scotland and Northern Ireland as separate entities, since same-sex marriage became legal in the UK due to the enactment of three different pieces of legislation: first in England and Wales in 2013, then in Scotland the following year, and now in Northern Ireland.

Same-sex marriage is now legal across the

UPDATED: 7.1.2025.

Same-sex couples in Croatia do not have the right to marriage by law. However, they can enter into a experience partnership, which is a legally approved union between two people of the same sex. Foreign citizens can enter a experience partnership under the alike conditions as Croatian citizens.

When the Croatian government refers to “life partners”, they refer only to queer 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 receive 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 equal 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

UPDATED: 6.6.2023.

During the last several years, LGBTQ rights in Croatia have been extended. Progress and acceptance of the LGBTQIA+ community are expanding. Although many laws protect their rights, many laws in Croatia still discriminate against them.

Zagreb has a lot of LGBTQ friendly places and happenings, including clubs, bars, gatherings, and events. Some kind cities in Croatia involve Split, Rijeka, Osijek, Hvar, Rab, Rovinj, and Dubrovnik. More than 200.000 LGBTQIA+ tourists visit Croatia every year.

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Croatian acts that protect the LGBTQ community

The following laws currently on the books in Croatia include protections for the LGBTQ group, either directly or indirectly. By indirectly, we indicate that discrimination on the basis of sex is banned.

1. Constitution of the Republic of Croatia

Everyone in Croatia has rights and freedoms regardless of their:

Race
Color
Sex
Language
Religion
Political or other belief
National or social origin
Property
Birth
Education
Social status
Other characteristics

Everyone is equal before the law. Everyone is guaranteed respect and legal protection of his persona

LGBT Croatia, two steps forward and one step back

A historic verdict by the Administrative Court of Zagreb grants same-sex couples the right to adopt. The progress, however, was immediately undermined by the Ministry of the Family, which announced an appeal

14/05/2021 - Giovanni Vale Zagreb

Two steps forward and one step back. When it comes to LGBT rights in Croatia, this seems to be the general trend: there is progress in the country, but it is always accompanied by some backlash. The latest example came last week. On May 5, the Croatian association "Rainbow Families" (Dugine Obitelji) announced a "historic" verdict by the Administrative Court of Zagreb: for the first hour, the judges backed the right to adopt for same-sex couples, paving the way for the achievement of complete equality between heterosexual and homosexual couples. But then the Ministry of Labor, Pensions, Family and Social Policies has announced an appeal, while over the weekend some ultras of the Rijeka football team published a video in which the rainbow flag hanging in front of th