Current Version
Region | Peru |
Issue | Same-sex marriage |
Status | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
Start Date | Oct 31, 2006 |
End Date | now |
Description | Peru just registered a gay marriage that occurred in Argentina, meaning the country does recognise foreign SSM. |
Sources | https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peruvian-court-opens-door-legally-recognize-same-sex-couples-2023-07-22/ Date: July 22, 2023" |
Reports (2)
- Status is not correct "To date non-LGBT marriage has been recognized in Peru."
- Status is not correct "They're not recognized even if in theory they should. Oscar Ugarteche's foreign same-sex marriage was denied by the Constitutional Court in 2020. Sources:
https://larazon.pe/tc-rechazo-el-matrimonio-de-oscar-ugarteche/
https://tvperu.gob.pe/noticias/nacionales/tc-rechazo-demanda-para-reconocer-union-matrimonial-de-oscar-ugarteche"
Revision History (1)
Revision by Vito12. If this is wrong please change it
Old Value (Original) | New Value (Current) | |
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Value | Unrecognized, same-sex marriage and civil unions banned | Foreign same-sex marriages recognized only |
Note | Article 5 Chapter 2 of the Peruvian constitution defines marriage to be a "stable union" between a man and a woman. | Peru just registered a gay marriage that occurred in Argentina, meaning the country does recognise foreign SSM. |
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Sources | http://www.congreso.gob.pe/_ingles/CONSTITUTION_29_08_08.pdf | https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peruvian-court-opens-door-legally-recognize-same-sex-couples-2023-07-22/ Date: July 22, 2023" |
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