Lawmakers in Switzerland on Friday gave final approval to a marriage equality bill first introduced seven years ago. The “Marriage for All” legislation passed in the National Council, which is the Federal Assembly’s lower house, by a 136-48 vote margin, even with the conservative Swiss People’s Party holding a 53-seat majority.
The Council of States, the Federal Assembly’s upper house, approved the bill by a 24-11 vote margin. “Yes!” the Swiss Rainbow Families Association tweeted following Friday’s vote, which also grants the country’s lesbian couples access to sperm donation, a sticking point for the bill’s conservative opponents.