An overwhelming 82% of Swiss people want marriage to be open to all as the country’s parliament prepares to decide on the issue.
Umbrella LGBT+ group Pink Cross commissioned the new poll by independent organization gfs-zurich. It also showed a growing majority of Swiss citizens support adoption (72%) and access to sperm-donation (70%) for same-sex couples.
Same-sex marriage has been before the Swiss parliament, the Federal Assembly, for around a decade. But in June there was a big step forward when the National Council, the lower house of parliament, approved equal marriage by a big majority.
However, since then the country’s Legal Commission postponed further debate while they ensured the same-sex marriage bill was constitutional.