Same-sex marriage now legal in Estonia

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As of today (January 1, 2024), same-sex marriage is legal under Estonian law.

The new law means two consenting adults may enter into a marriage regardless of their gender.

Minister of Social Protection Signe Riisalo (Reform) said this move ends years of legal confusion and ensures a sense of security and equal rights for all residents of Estonia.

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Estonia became the first former Soviet republic to legalize gay marriage on Monday, opening marriage applications to same-sex couples with the new year. Applications are expected to take one to six months to process, with the first approvals expected by February 2. Estonia’s parliament voted to legalize gay marriage in June as an amendment to the country’s Family Law.

Alternate sources: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/01/same-sex-couples-able-to-marry-in-estonia-from-new-years-day

https://www.rt.com/russia/590017-estonia-legalizes-gay-marriage/?

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EDIT: Seriously, how cool is @little_cow

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RT is a Russian propaganda network. There are numerous good sources for this story. Just a couple:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/01/same-sex-couples-able-to-marry-in-estonia-from-new-years-day

https://news.err.ee/1609209284/same-sex-marriage-now-legal-in-estonia

You should repost it.

Thanks for the alternate sources I edited the post to change the link

I'll be honest, I'm surprised - I thought Estonia would have already had this in place! Among the Baltic countries they are superstars. (Among all countries, really.)

Link is already changed to suggestion in the comments.