Same-sex marriage in Lithuania

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Same-sex marriage
Performed nationwide in

Netherlands (2001)
Belgium (2003)
Spain (2005)
Canada (2005)
South Africa (2006)

Performed statewide in
Massachusetts, USA (2004)
Foreign same-sex marriage recognized in
Israel (2006)
Debate in other countries and regions

Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
China
Estonia
France
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
New Zealand
Portugal
Romania
Sweden
Taiwan
United Kingdom
United States:
  CA, CT, MD, NY, NJ, OR, RI, VT, WA

See also

Civil union
Registered partnership
Domestic partnership
Timeline of same-sex marriage
Listings by country

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Same-sex marriages are not legal in Lithuania, with the Civil Code defining marriage as a voluntary agreement between a man and a woman. Nevertheless, a drive to amend the constitution to ban same-sex marriages was reportedly under way in December 2005 by a conservative member of the parliament, who has begun to start collecting signatures for such amendment. Julius Sabatauskas, chairman of the parliament's Legal Committee, however, denounced the plan and said it was unneeded. Some MPs say Lithuania's constitution already bans same-sex marriage. The constitution reads "Marriage shall be concluded upon the free mutual consent of man and woman." The actual effect of this statement is unknown and it has yet to be challenged in court.

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