Current Version
| Region | Russia |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Jul 1, 2020 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same-sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution has defined marriage as a union strictly between a man and woman since 2020. |
| Sources | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russian-constitution-change-bans-same-sex-marriage |
| Federal Law | Yes |
Revision History (10)
edited by Unknownmiles. fixing date and link
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| Start Date | Mar 16, 2020 | Jul 1, 2020 |
| Sources | https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/16/on-this-day-in-1890-solomon-mikhoels-was-born-a69642 | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/russian-constitution-change-bans-same-sex-marriage |
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edited by Unknownmiles. setting as federal law
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| Federal Law | No | Yes |
edited by Unknownmiles. fixing date and links
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| Start Date | Dec 29, 1995 | Mar 16, 2020 |
| Sources | http://www.jafbase.fr/docEstEurope/RussianFamilyCode1995.pdf https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-gay-elephant-in-the-room-is-there-a-positive-obligation-to-legally-recognise-same-sex-unions-after-fedotova-v-russia/ | https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/16/on-this-day-in-1890-solomon-mikhoels-was-born-a69642 |
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edited by Doomdorm64. adding date
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| Description | The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. | The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same-sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution has defined marriage as a union strictly between a man and woman since 2020. |
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- Date is incorrect "If it was changed in 2020 then it should be unrecognized before it"
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| Value | Legal | Banned |
| Description | [EDIT REMOVED] | The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. |
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| Sources | [EDIT REMOVED] | http://www.jafbase.fr/docEstEurope/RussianFamilyCode1995.pdf https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-gay-elephant-in-the-room-is-there-a-positive-obligation-to-legally-recognise-same-sex-unions-after-fedotova-v-russia/ |
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| Value | Banned | Legal |
| Description | The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. | [EDIT REMOVED] |
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| Sources | http://www.jafbase.fr/docEstEurope/RussianFamilyCode1995.pdf https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-gay-elephant-in-the-room-is-there-a-positive-obligation-to-legally-recognise-same-sex-unions-after-fedotova-v-russia/ | [EDIT REMOVED] |
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- Other "just says equaldex bad spammed a lot"
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| Value | Civil unions (marriage rights) | Banned |
| Description | xxxxxxxxx | The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. |
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| Value | Banned | Civil unions (marriage rights) |
| Description | The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. | xxxxxxxxx |
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| Description | The federal laws of Russia do not allow for same sex unions of any kind, and the Russian constitution defines marriage as being between a man and a woman. | |
| Sources | http://www.jafbase.fr/docEstEurope/RussianFamilyCode1995.pdf | http://www.jafbase.fr/docEstEurope/RussianFamilyCode1995.pdf https://www.ejiltalk.org/the-gay-elephant-in-the-room-is-there-a-positive-obligation-to-legally-recognise-same-sex-unions-after-fedotova-v-russia/ |
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| Original entry | |
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| Status | Banned |
| Start Date | Dec 29, 1995 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | (empty) |
| Sources | http://www.jafbase.fr/docEstEurope/RussianFamilyCode1995.pdf |
Reports (6)
- Newer law has been passed "plop"
- Newer law has been passed "yassss"
- Status is not correct "Marriage between two same sex people was constitutionally banned in 2020"
- Status is not correct "Russia recently changed their constitution, making same-sex marriage constitutionally illegal."
- Status is not correct "russia is not in asia??"
- Status is not correct "wrong"