{"id":1214,"date":"2019-04-09T23:35:51","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T21:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/czechpoints.com\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2019-07-11T16:38:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-11T14:38:57","slug":"babis-comes-out-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/czechpoints.com\/babis-comes-out-in-favour-of-same-sex-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Babis comes out in favour of same-sex marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While an\u00a0ongoing debate surrounding same-sex marriages in the Czech Republic continues to develop in the Czech Chamber of Deputies, proponents of gay marriage have a strong supporter in Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babi\u0161.<\/p>\n<p>Over the weekend, Babi\u0161 voiced support for same sex marriages while appearing on a local news program on TV channel Prima.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that same-sex couples should have the same rights to marriage,\u201d Babi\u0161 told TV Prima reporters.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, homosexual couples within the Czech Republic are able to form a registered partnership in lieu of marriage, though that registered partnership does not include all the rights afforded to hetereosexual couples.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past half-year,\u00a0the issue of legalizing same sex marriage has been making its way through the Czech Chamber of Deputies. Multiple sessions have been held over the past five months, with a resolution yet to be reached.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt doesn\u2019t bother me, though some have an issue with it,\u201d Babi\u0161 continued, noting that not all others in his political party (ANO) share the same opinion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome say the word \u2018marriage\u2019 is a connection between a man and a woman, and that it is a symbol.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Babi\u0161, meanwhile, supports a proposed amendment to the Civil Code proposed by 46 Czech MPs from ANO, the Czech Pirate Party, KS\u010cM, \u010cSSD, TOP 09 and STAN. The amendment would do away with registered partnerships, and grant same sex couples the right to marriage.<\/p>\n<p>Another proposal, signed by 37 members of KDU-\u010cSL, ANO, ODS, \u010cSSD, TOP 09 and STAN, seeks to preserve the traditional definition of marriage. A third proposal, which would blend elements of the other two resolutions, has much less support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not possible that I will incite everyone to change their minds within the movement, there are three camps in our country,\u201d Babi\u0161 noted.<\/p>\n<p>Czech MPs within the Chamber of Deputies are expected to reach a resolution regarding same-sex marriages in the Czech Republic in the coming months.<\/p>\n<div class=\"desktopShow\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While an\u00a0ongoing debate surrounding same-sex marriages in the Czech Republic continues to develop in the Czech Chamber of Deputies, proponents of gay marriage have a strong supporter in Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babi\u0161. 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