Iceland gay marriage

Whether you're planning a trip or simply curious, our comprehensive guide covers laws, acceptance, and more. Another amendment allowed for a person in a registered partnership to adopt the biological child of his or her partner, unless the child was adopted from a foreign country.

According to Statistics Iceland12 same-sex couples entered into such partnerships in This number was 17 in13 in13 in19 inand 18 in The Government of Icelandelected in Aprilannounced the introduction of a gender-neutral marriage act at some point in the future.

On 8 Maythe Icelandic Parliament approved amendments to the registered partnership law with a vote of 49—1, allowing foreigners to enter into registered partnerships if they had been residing in Iceland for at least two years. On 19 Mayit publicly stated that "a single marriage act will be adopted".

G Independence Party. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Iceland since 27 June A bill providing for a gender-neutral marriage definition was passed 49–0 by the Althing on 11 June [1] No members of Parliament voted against the bill, and polling suggested that it was very popular among Icelanders.

Limited domestic recognition cohabitation. The Bishop of IcelandAgnes M. Top Qs. More information Party, Voted for Civil union. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Iceland since 27 June A bill providing for a gender-neutral marriage definition was passed 49—0 by the Althing on 11 June Iceland has become a popular marriage destination for same-sex couples and was listed as number eight in the "Top 10 Gay Wedding Destinations" by Lonely Planet in The law was adopted by the Althing on 4 June by a vote of 44—1 and entered into force on 27 June The legislation granted the same range of protections, responsibilities and benefits as marriageand was only applicable to same-sex couples.

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A freedom of conscience clause which would have allowed priests to decide based on religious or personal grounds whether to perform a ceremony was voted down by the Church Assembly. Limited foreign recognition residency rights.

In Octoberthe Church of Iceland voted to allow same-sex couples to marry in its churches. She said the move was only "a natural and logical continuation of the progress that has already been made in improving the rights of homosexuals when it comes to the right to family life".

[2] Iceland was the third Nordic country, after Norway and Sweden, the seventh in Europe, and the ninth in. Though it was not explicitly stated, it implied that the act would be gender-neutral.

Iceland Iacute slandsh oacute : Pink Iceland - gay wedding planner- An application form from the office of the District Magistrate of Reykjavik has to be filled out and two best men (witnesses, one for each) certifying ability for marriage, must either have written their names on the application form in advance or do it in the office

Interested in LGBT rights in Iceland? Iceland was the second country in the world, after Denmark, to grant same-sex couples some adoption rights. All parties in the Althing were in favour of the law. No member of Parliament voted against the proposal and the law came into effect on 27 June The rate of registered partnerships remained relatively constant over the years.