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Liechtenstein Has Legalized Same-Sex Marriage

Same-sex partnerships have been legal in Liechtenstein, a tiny European country with less than 40,000 people, since 2011.

Kassy Cho

May 21, 2024 — 2 min read

Liechtenstein has legalized same-sex marriage.

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Same-sex partnerships have been legal in Liechtenstein, a tiny European country with less than 40,000 people, since 2011.

It held its first LGBTQ pride event in 2022.

LGBTQ marriage in liechtenstein

On Thursday May 16, 24 out of the 25 lawmakers voted in favor of marriage equality.

The law will come into effect on January 1, 2025.

This makes Liechtenstein the 22nd country in Europe to legalize same-sex marriage.

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