Estonia’s parliament has approved a law to legalize same-sex marriage, making it the first central European country to do so.
However, 38% of Estonians still consider homosexuality to be unacceptable. Same-sex marriage is opposed by the ethnic-Russian minority, which constitutes a quarter of the country, with only 40% of them supporting it.
Gay people in Estonia tend to remain discreet about their identity, and half have experienced harassment recently, according to government. “This was a good opportunity for the government, because the public opinion on same-sex marriage has turned to positive, and after this year’s election it has the numbers to overcome the conservative opposition,” said Tomas Jermalavicius, Head of Studies at the International Centre for Defence and Security.
Latvia and Lithuania, the other two Baltic countries which were previously annexed by the Soviet Union, have same-sex partnership bills stuck in their parliaments. Speaking to Reuters after the vote, Annely’s partner of six years Eeva Koplimets, 36, proposed they should get married.
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