The next 10 countries to legalize same sex marriage

6. Czech Republic

The Czech Republic has offered registered partnerships for same sex couples since 2006, and each year the law allowing these civil unions gets more and more progressive. Civil unions in the Czech Republic offer many of the same rights as marriage, but not all of them. Joint adoption, widow’s pension and joint property rights are not covered by registered partnerships.

In April, it was announced that the ban on adoption in registered partnerships was set to be put under review by the country’s Constitutional Court. As these civil unions in the Czech Republic continue to move closer to marriage equality, it seems like full marriage equality is on the horizon in the Czech Republic.