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Slovenia set to be the first former communist country with marriage equality
Slovenia’s Constitutional Court ruled that the Balkan nation’s ban on LGBTQ marriage equality and adoption is “inadmissible discrimination against same-sex couples.”
The central European country of two million has six months to come up with a plan for legal equality for same-sex couples when it comes to marriage and adoption, the court ruled this past Friday. The country could become the first former communist state to enact marriage equality in the world.
“This is a complete victory for us after long efforts of the civil society,” said Legebitra president Lana Gobec. Legebitra is an LGBTQ rights organization in Slovenia.
The court ruled on two cases involving the rights of same-sex couples.
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