https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Justice Minister Marco Bushman says he wants to see Germany recognise both partners in a lesbian married couple as mothers. https://www.thelocal.de/20220204/german-minister-wants-equal-parenting-rights-for-married-lesbian-couples Fri, 04 Feb 2022 11:21:07 +0100 german-minister-wants-equal-parenting-rights-for-married-lesbian-couples A German bishop gave a nod to blessing same-sex couples on Friday, following a meeting with Pope Francis who has voiced his opposition to the practice. https://www.thelocal.de/20210611/german-bishop-says-why-not-to-blessing-same-sex-unions Fri, 11 Jun 2021 20:35:58 +0200 german-bishop-says-why-not-to-blessing-same-sex-unions For a year, gay and lesbian couples have been allowed to get married in Germany. The long wait for the change in the law led to a great rush in many registry offices. Now the country is taking stock of the figures. https://www.thelocal.de/20180928/marriage-for-all-thousands-of-same-sex-couples-tie-the-knot Fri, 28 Sep 2018 14:37:02 +0200 marriage-for-all-thousands-of-same-sex-couples-tie-the-knot Germany's first gay couples to be married will tie the knot on Sunday, after decades of struggle that campaigners say still has ground to make up. https://www.thelocal.de/20170929/german-gay-couples-tie-knot-after-decades-of-struggle Fri, 29 Sep 2017 11:25:51 +0200 german-gay-couples-tie-knot-after-decades-of-struggle Tens of thousands of people marched through Berlin for the annual Gay Pride parade on Saturday, just weeks after Germany's parliament legalised same-sex marriage. https://www.thelocal.de/20170723/germanys-gay-pride-march-celebrates-same-sex-marriage-law Sun, 23 Jul 2017 12:39:08 +0200 germanys-gay-pride-march-celebrates-same-sex-marriage-law President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced on Friday that he had signed into law a measure allowing same-sex marriage in Germany, meaning the first official weddings could kick off in October. https://www.thelocal.de/20170721/germanys-first-same-sex-marriages-expected-in-october Fri, 21 Jul 2017 14:24:58 +0200 germanys-first-same-sex-marriages-expected-in-october A conservative parliament leader is encouraging the state of Bavaria to file a legal challenge to same-sex marriage, passed just days ago by national lawmakers. https://www.thelocal.de/20170703/conservative-leader-urges-bavaria-to-challenge-same-sex-marriage-lgbt Mon, 03 Jul 2017 14:26:58 +0200 conservative-leader-urges-bavaria-to-challenge-same-sex-marriage-lgbt Gay and lesbian activists waving rainbow flags cheered in joyful celebration Friday as Germany's parliament legalised same-sex marriage, a victory in a decades-old rights struggle. https://www.thelocal.de/20170630/champagne-corks-pop-outside-merkels-office-after-gay-marriage-vote Fri, 30 Jun 2017 18:00:19 +0200 champagne-corks-pop-outside-merkels-office-after-gay-marriage-vote On Friday morning the German parliament voted to legalize gay marriage, after a large majority of lawmakers voted for the draft law. Chancellor Angela Merkel voted against the bill. https://www.thelocal.de/20170630/germanz Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:13:03 +0200 germanz On Friday the Bundestag (German parliament) is set to vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage. Despite large public support, a change in the law is still far from certain. https://www.thelocal.de/20170629/why-the-attempt-to-legalize-gay-marriage-could-still-fail Thu, 29 Jun 2017 11:23:51 +0200 why-the-attempt-to-legalize-gay-marriage-could-still-fail Germany's parliament can vote on a bill to legalise same-sex marriage Friday after the lower house legislative committee put it on the agenda, its chairwoman said. https://www.thelocal.de/20170628/gay-marriage-bill-to-be-voted-on-friday-as-government-feuds Wed, 28 Jun 2017 13:09:04 +0200 gay-marriage-bill-to-be-voted-on-friday-as-government-feuds The Bundestag (German parliament) could hold a vote on legalizing gay marriage as early as Friday, after Chancellor Angela Merkel told her party members to vote on the issue according to their consciences. https://www.thelocal.de/20170627/gay-rights-germany-merkel-softens-her-opposition-to-gay-marriage Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:02:59 +0200 gay-rights-germany-merkel-softens-her-opposition-to-gay-marriage The Green Party agreed upon their manifesto on Sunday for the upcoming national elections, saying they wouldn't go into government without marriage being opened up to gay and lesbian couples. https://www.thelocal.de/20170619/no-coalition-deal-without-gay-marriage-clause-green-party-pledges Mon, 19 Jun 2017 13:49:36 +0200 no-coalition-deal-without-gay-marriage-clause-green-party-pledges Chancellor Angela Merkel's biggest rivals in the upcoming national election in September are set to put pressure on her conservative party to pass same-sex marriage ahead of the vote. https://www.thelocal.de/20170328/social-democrats-fighting-to-pass-same-sex-marriage-before-national-vote Tue, 28 Mar 2017 18:28:51 +0200 social-democrats-fighting-to-pass-same-sex-marriage-before-national-vote It's not easy starting a family as a gay couple in Germany, where same-sex marriage still isn’t granted. But this international pair have managed to do it - mainly because one is an expat. https://www.thelocal.de/20160623/how-two-gay-dads-cut-through-german-red-tape-to-start-a-family Thu, 23 Jun 2016 13:48:20 +0200 how-two-gay-dads-cut-through-german-red-tape-to-start-a-family Gay couples in Germany have limited rights when it comes to starting a family. But what if a child is born in a country with full same-sex marriage rights? One of Germany’s highest courts has given an answer. https://www.thelocal.de/20160615/germany-strengthens-lgbt-family-and-citizenship-rights Wed, 15 Jun 2016 19:47:43 +0200 germany-strengthens-lgbt-family-and-citizenship-rights A new report shows how Germany continues to fall behind its counterparts on gay rights, which may be due to its "lack of strong leadership". https://www.thelocal.de/20160510/germany-scared-to-take-leadership-on-gay-rights-report-lgbt-lgbti-same-sex-marriage Tue, 10 May 2016 17:27:24 +0200 germany-scared-to-take-leadership-on-gay-rights-report-lgbt-lgbti-same-sex-marriage Over two-thirds of Germans want gay marriage to be legalized, bringing gay rights in line with those of heterosexual couples, a survey by YouGov published on Thursday shows. https://www.thelocal.de/20160128/large-majority-of-germans-for-gay-marriage-marriage Thu, 28 Jan 2016 17:10:57 +0100 large-majority-of-germans-for-gay-marriage-marriage Members of the Berlin faction of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) voted against gay marriage in a poll on Friday, denting hopes the Chancellor’s staunch opposition could be swayed. https://www.thelocal.de/20150724/berlin-conservatives-say-no-to-gay-marriage-cdu-same-sex Fri, 24 Jul 2015 19:14:47 +0200 berlin-conservatives-say-no-to-gay-marriage-cdu-same-sex Wednesday sees the launch of new magazine "Straight," aimed at gay women across Germany – but the magazine's advert is already causing something of a stir, reports Der Tagesspiegel. https://www.thelocal.de/20150722/angela-merkel-appears-in-lesbian-magazine-ad Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:00:00 +0200 angela-merkel-appears-in-lesbian-magazine-ad