https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The first same-sex couples tied the knot in Switzerland on Friday following a referendum that changed the landscape for gay rights in the country. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220701/first-same-sex-couples-get-married-in-switzerland Fri, 01 Jul 2022 16:39:11 +0200 first-same-sex-couples-get-married-in-switzerland While apartment-hunting with his partner 30 years ago, Thierry Delessert was repeatedly asked whether they were cousins, or gay. He knew the latter answer would automatically see their application thrown out. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210923/deviance-and-morality-the-history-of-the-same-sex-marriage-movement-in-switzerland Thu, 23 Sep 2021 12:42:42 +0200 deviance-and-morality-the-history-of-the-same-sex-marriage-movement-in-switzerland Nine months after a referendum, same-sex marriage is legal in Switzerland as of Friday, July 1st. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220701/same-sex-marriage-now-legal-in-switzerland Fri, 01 Jul 2022 11:41:26 +0200 same-sex-marriage-now-legal-in-switzerland Banned in several other countries across the globe, so-called ‘gay conversion therapy’ remains legal in Switzerland. https://www.thelocal.ch/20220216/explained-why-switzerland-has-not-banned-gay-conversion-therapy Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:20:16 +0100 explained-why-switzerland-has-not-banned-gay-conversion-therapy Same-sex couples will be permitted to get married in Switzerland on July 1st, 2022, nine months after a historic referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20211118/same-sex-couples-can-marry-from-july-1st-in-switzerland Thu, 18 Nov 2021 11:01:15 +0100 same-sex-couples-can-marry-from-july-1st-in-switzerland With 64.1 percent of Swiss voting in favour of legalising same-sex marriages, gay couples will be granted new rights. What are they? https://www.thelocal.ch/20210927/what-rights-will-same-sex-couples-get-in-switzerland-after-sundays-referendum Mon, 27 Sep 2021 15:40:05 +0200 what-rights-will-same-sex-couples-get-in-switzerland-after-sundays-referendum With results in from almost all of Switzerland's 23 cantons, the Swiss population has backed the legalisation of same-sex marriage via a referendum. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210926/update-swiss-voters-say-big-yes-to-same-sex-marriage Sun, 26 Sep 2021 18:30:06 +0200 update-swiss-voters-say-big-yes-to-same-sex-marriage The Swiss government on Tuesday indicated it would be backing the same-sex marriage campaign ahead of September’s referendum on the issue. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210622/swiss-government-indicates-support-for-same-sex-marriage-as-referendum-date-set Tue, 22 Jun 2021 12:16:28 +0200 swiss-government-indicates-support-for-same-sex-marriage-as-referendum-date-set Switzerland's same-sex marriage referendum is set to go ahead after opponents to the idea gained enough signatures to push it to a vote. https://www.thelocal.ch/20210428/switzerland-confirms-same-sex-marriage-referendum Wed, 28 Apr 2021 18:22:21 +0200 switzerland-confirms-same-sex-marriage-referendum Switzerland's parliament approved a bill Friday allowing same-sex couples to marry, finally bringing the small Alpine nation into line with much of Europe on gay rights. https://www.thelocal.ch/20201218/swiss-parliament-approves-same-sex-marriage Fri, 18 Dec 2020 14:16:10 +0100 swiss-parliament-approves-same-sex-marriage Same-sex marriage is one step closer in Switzerland, after the National Council voted in favour of the 'Marriage For All' initiative. https://www.thelocal.ch/20200611/same-sex-marriage-referendum-on-the-horizon-in-switzerland Thu, 11 Jun 2020 14:31:20 +0200 same-sex-marriage-referendum-on-the-horizon-in-switzerland From marriage equality to new charges on airline tickets, the historic 2019 Swiss election looks likely to bring about a raft of significant changes. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191023/everything-thats-set-to-change-after-the-2019-swiss-election Wed, 23 Oct 2019 13:00:32 +0200 everything-thats-set-to-change-after-the-2019-swiss-election Councillors from the city of Basel, as well as representatives from the National Council, have spoken out against the Federal Council for its refusal to put in place laws that would restrict ‘gay conversion therapy’. https://www.thelocal.ch/20191004/councillors-advocates-criticise-swiss-governments-refusal-to-ban-homosexual-conversion-therapy Fri, 04 Oct 2019 18:01:19 +0200 councillors-advocates-criticise-swiss-governments-refusal-to-ban-homosexual-conversion-therapy On a hugely symbolic date (Valentine’s Day), Switzerland made an important move towards making same-sex marriages legal. Here is what happened. https://www.thelocal.ch/20190215/why-same-sex-marriage-just-got-a-step-closer-to-reality-in-switzerland Fri, 15 Feb 2019 11:34:13 +0100 why-same-sex-marriage-just-got-a-step-closer-to-reality-in-switzerland A Swiss parliamentary commission is to prepare a study on gay marriage after the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) on Friday failed in its bid to bury the issue. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170616/gay-marriage-back-on-the-discussion-table-in-swiss-parliament Fri, 16 Jun 2017 12:58:49 +0200 gay-marriage-back-on-the-discussion-table-in-swiss-parliament Gay people in registered civil partnerships may soon be able to adopt their partner’s children in a move seen as a step toward equality in Switzerland’s adoption rules. https://www.thelocal.ch/20160309/switzerland-takes-step-towards-to-adoption-equality Wed, 09 Mar 2016 13:54:55 +0100 switzerland-takes-step-towards-to-adoption-equality A majority of Swiss back gay and lesbian marriage, according to the results of surveys published on Sunday by two weeklies. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150223/most-swiss-back-same-sex-marriage-polls Mon, 23 Feb 2015 09:40:00 +0100 most-swiss-back-same-sex-marriage-polls In a historic decision for Switzerland, a court in the canton of Saint Gallen has recognized a gay couple as the legal parents of a child born in the United States to a surrogate mother. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140825/two-swiss-men-recognized-as-parents-of-child Mon, 25 Aug 2014 23:53:00 +0200 two-swiss-men-recognized-as-parents-of-child Former Swiss alpine ski champion Sylviane Berthod has announced her engagement to marry another woman in a public way — on her Facebook page. https://www.thelocal.ch/20140416/swiss-ski-champion-announces-same-sex-marriage Wed, 16 Apr 2014 12:50:00 +0200 swiss-ski-champion-announces-same-sex-marriage