Andorra becomes the 33rd country with marriage equality

Andorra becomes the 33rd country with marriage equality

The nation of Andorra will be the 33rd country to recognize marriage rights for same-sex couples.

Lawmakers in the tiny nation – which has a population of about 77,000 and is smaller than the city of Chicago in land mass – voted unanimously to allow same-sex couples access to civil marriage.

Source: https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/07/andorra-becomes-33rd-country-marriage-equality/

https://www.consellgeneral.ad/ca/activitat-parlamentaria/iniciatives-legislatives/proposicions-de-llei/proposicio-de-llei-qualificada-de-la-persona-i-de-la-familia (text of the recently approved bill in Catalan)

Secció segona. Sistema matrimonial

Article 74. Formes de matrimoni

1. Es reconeixen les formes de matrimoni següents: – el casament civil – el matrimoni canònic

2. El matrimoni, celebrat sota la forma de casament civil, tindrà els mateixos requisits i efectes quan ambdós contraents siguin persones del mateix  [same] o de diferent sexe.

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