Lithuanian parliament agrees to consider same-sex partnership bill

26/5/2022 19:58

        Lithuania's parliament on Thursday voted to accept a draft bill legalizing same-sex civil partnerships for further debate, after voting down a similar bill in May 2021.
        
        Seventy lawmakers voted in favour and 52 against accepting the measure for discussion, with several opponents raising questions about whether legalizing same-sex partnerships would go against Catholic teachings.
        
        Proponents were mildly encouraged but acknowledged that challenges lay ahead to passage of the bill in the strongly Catholic country.
        
        An April 2021 a poll found 70% of adult Lithuanians oppose same-sex partnerships.