Same-sex marriage in Spain

Same-Sex Marriage in Spain

In Spain, two people who are the same gender can get married, just like any other couple. This became possible on July 3, 2005.

The idea started in 2004 when a new government came to power. The Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, helped make this happen. After many talks, Spain's Parliament, called the Cortes Generales, voted to allow it.

Spain was the third country in the world to let same-sex couples marry. The first two were the Netherlands and Belgium. Many people in Spain supported this change.

Later, Spain’s Constitutional Court checked if the law was right. In 2012, they decided the law was okay and it stayed. Even when some leaders changed, the law stayed the same, so same-sex couples could keep getting married and living together as families.

Many couples got married right away after the law was made. Over the years, more and more people in Spain came to support same-sex marriage. Today, most people in Spain think it is a good idea.