“We felt pressure and expectation to be the last German-speaking country to introduce marriage for all,” he said. Germany, Austria, and Switzerland legalized same-sex marriage in 2017, 2019, and 2022, respectively.
Liechtenstein first legalized registered partnerships for same-sex couples in 2011, giving them some of the same rights as married heterosexual couples. The tiny Alpine nation, with a population of less than 40,000, held its first Pride event in 2022.
The monarch, Prince Hans-Adam II, has expressed support for same-sex marriage but is opposed to granting adoption rights to LGBTQ+ couples. But the government did so in 2023, following a Constitutional Court ruling.
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Violence against LGBTQ+ people is on the rise in Europe, bucking a trend toward greater social acceptance, according to a report from advocacy group ILGA-Europe released earlier this week.
