Abstract

BANENS, Maks. The legalization of same-sex couples in Europe. Ex aequo [online]. 2011, n.23, pp.113-129. ISSN 0874-5560.

At the time being, same-sex couples have been legalized in twenty one European countries. The legalization raised new questions. The article treats three of them: how can we understand the timeline of legalization throughout Europe? How can we understand the diversity of the newly created legal statutes? How can we explain diversity in frequen­cies of use? Results of a comparative socio-demographic analysis show that the retreat of traditional marriage is the key factor for legalization and for the frequency of its use. It faci­litates legalization, but reduces its use. Moreover, the different types of legal statutes bring out the traditional European opposition between differentialism and universalism.

Keywords : homosexuality; marriage; same-sex couple; Europe.

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