Switzerland Overwhelmingly Approves Marriage Equality in Referendum
the Associated Press. The measure won a majority in each of the country’s 26 cantons.More than 50 percent of Swiss citizens participated in the vote, according to Agence Presse France.The country has had legal same-sex civil partnerships since 2007 and registers about 700 partnerhips per year.
The change in the law will make it easier for foreign spouses of Swiss citizens to get citizenship.“It is a historic day for Switzerland, a historic day when it comes to equality for same-sex couples, and it is also an important day for the whole LGBT community,” Jan Muller, a member of the vote “yes” national committee, told AFP. “The Swiss have dropped a massive ‘yes’ into the ballot box,” Olga Baranova, a spokesperson for the committee, said.“Today.
