Same-sex couples win in Polish court: The constitution doesn’t ban marriage equality

Equality March 2019 in Katowice, Poland
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The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland ruled last week that the country could potentially recognize same-sex marriages of Polish citizens that were performed in other countries, even though the country itself still doesn’t perform marriages between two people of the same sex.

The case was brought by LGBTQ activists and vloggers Jakub Kwieciński and Dawid Mycek, who have drawn international attention to homophobia in Poland.

According to the website Notes from Poland, the issue was with Article 18 of the Polish constitution, which states: “Marriage, as a union of a man and a woman, family, motherhood, and parenthood are under the protection and care of the Republic of Poland.”

LGBTQ equality advocates said that…

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