Homosexuality in Slovenia

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Slovenia

Slovenia isa rather liberal Central European countrywhen it comes to homosexuality . Since 2017, same-sex partnerships have been almost equal to marriage. There are only differences in the designation and in the adoption law.

legality

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Under the Criminal Code of June 30, 1959, homosexual acts among men were punishable in the former Yugoslavia . In the 1970s, the individual regions of the state of Yugoslavia were given legal competence in criminal law. In 1976, a new penal code for the Slovenia region was adopted, which came into force in 1977. The new criminal law legalized homosexual acts. Sexual acts among women were not illegal before. The age of consent is uniformly 14 years.

Anti-discrimination laws

Since 1998, discrimination based on sexual orientation has been banned in the workplace. Homosexual people can serve in the military.

Recognition of same-sex partnerships and marriages

From July 23, 2006, registered partnerships were allowed in Slovenia. In the Slovenian Parliament in 2009, the government discussed a legislative initiative to introduce same-sex marriage . Equality in adoption law was also planned. In June 2011, the government was only able to agree on expanding the rights of civil partnerships, including the adoption of stepchildren, and to pass this through parliament. In a referendum in March 2012, the new family law was overturned, but the adoption of stepchildren was still legal afterwards despite the negative referendum.

On March 3, 2015, the Slovenian Parliament passed a law enabling same-sex couples to have a full marriage. Slovenia was the first post-communist country to pass such a law. On December 20, 2015, this law was repealed by a referendum with 63.5 percent of the vote.

On February 24, 2017, a law came into force that made same-sex partnerships almost equal to marriage. The law was passed ten months earlier with 54 votes to 15 votes in parliament and largely grants the same rights as mixed-sex couples. The adoption of children from a previous partnership is possible, but not the adoption of other children.

Social situation

A small homosexual society can be found primarily in the capital Ljubljana . Due to the low population of the country, the life of LGBT people is concentrated there . A lesbian and gay movement has been active in the capital since 1984 when the LGBT organization MAGNUS (homosexual section of the Students Cultural Center , ŠKUC) was founded. In 1985 the lesbian organization Lilit was founded , which was followed by the lesbian organization LL . In 1990 LL and MAGNUS jointly founded the LGBT organization Roza Klub .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bobby Rae: Same-sex marriage is legal in Slovenia from TODAY. In: PinkNews. February 24, 2017, accessed February 25, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Ales Pecnik of Roza Klub Ljubljana , 14 April 1999
  3. ↑ Legalminds.lp.findlaw.com: Slovenia: ban on discrimination in employment nationwide , November 24, 1998
  4. ↑ Queer.de: First gay marriage in Slovenia , October 6, 2006
  5. ↑ AFP: Slovenia to legalize soon same-sex marriage: minister ( memento from June 29, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ), July 2, 2009 (English)
  6. ↑ TIMM: Europe is making progress
  7. ↑ euro | topics: Adoption law for homosexuals ( memento of November 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ), November 23, 2009
  8. ↑ Queer: Slovenia shrinks from opening up marriage
  9. ↑ queer.de:Slovenia: Population overturns new family law
  10. ↑ Der Standard: Slovenia before the introduction of gay marriage
  11. ^ Kurier.at:Slovenia introduces gay marriage
  12. ↑ Slovenes abolish gay marriage by referendum. Berliner Morgenpost , December 20, 2015, accessed on December 21, 2015 .