Austria’s highest court recognizes same-sex marriage rights

• The Constitutional Court of Austria ruled that the country’s law banning same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
• The law in question, introduced in 2009, allowed for registered partnerships but not full marriage for same-sex couples, creating discriminatory sex-based classes of partnership.
• The decision paves the way for same-sex couples in Austria to begin marrying in 2019, becoming the 16th European country to recognize same-sex marriage rights.

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“Austria’s supreme court paves way for same-sex marriage from 2019” (Reuters | December 2017)

“Austrian Supreme Court rules in favour of same-sex marriage” (BBC News | December 2017)

“Austrian court rules same-sex couples can marry from 2019” (CNN | December 2017)