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| Region | Spain |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jul 3, 2005 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In July of 2005, Spain became the third country in the world to legalize gay marriage, following the Netherlands and Belgium. The law, which was passed by the Spanish parliament and signed into law by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, also allows same-sex couples to adopt children. |
| Sources | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/30/world/main663980.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/world/europe/spain-gives-approval-to-gay-unions.html https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/spain/family/marriage-partnerships/same-sex-marriage |
| Federal Law | Yes |
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| Sources | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/30/world/main663980.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/world/europe/spain-gives-approval-to-gay-unions.html https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/spain/family/marriage-partnerships/same-sex-marriage https://en.jesusbenavides.es/blog/same-sex-marriage-in-spain-and-the-possibility-of-getting-married-before-a-notary-public-today | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/30/world/main663980.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/world/europe/spain-gives-approval-to-gay-unions.html https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/spain/family/marriage-partnerships/same-sex-marriage |
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edited by NadaCAT. Organic Law 13/2005: Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage In 2005, Spain passed Organic Law 13/2005, which amended the Civil Code to allow marriage between people of the same sex. This law grants full legal recognition to same-sex marriages, affording them the same rights and responsibilities as opposite-sex marriages. Article 44 of the Civil Code (as amended by the 2005 law): "Marriage shall have the same requirements and effects when both parties are of the same or different sex."
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
| Sources | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/30/world/main663980.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/world/europe/spain-gives-approval-to-gay-unions.html | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/30/world/main663980.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/world/europe/spain-gives-approval-to-gay-unions.html https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/spain/family/marriage-partnerships/same-sex-marriage https://en.jesusbenavides.es/blog/same-sex-marriage-in-spain-and-the-possibility-of-getting-married-before-a-notary-public-today |
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| Description | Spain legalised same-sex marriage in 2005, making them the third country to do so. | In July of 2005, Spain became the third country in the world to legalize gay marriage, following the Netherlands and Belgium. The law, which was passed by the Spanish parliament and signed into law by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, also allows same-sex couples to adopt children. |
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| Description | Spain legalised same-sex marriage in 2005, making them then third country to do so. | Spain legalised same-sex marriage in 2005, making them the third country to do so. |
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| Description | Spain legalised same-sex marriage in 2005, making them then third country to do so. | |
| Sources | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/30/world/main663980.shtml | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/30/world/main663980.shtml https://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/01/world/europe/spain-gives-approval-to-gay-unions.html |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Jul 3, 2005 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/12/30/world/main663980.shtml |