EU court says same-sex marriages should be recognized throughout bloc

Reuters
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The EU’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognize a marriage between two of its citizens that took place in Germany.

The court said Poland had been wrong in not recognizing the marriage of the couple when they moved back to Poland, on the grounds that Polish law does not allow marriage between people of the same sex.

“It infringes not only the freedom to move and reside, but also the fundamental right to respect for private and family life,” the court said.

In predominantly Catholic Poland, the struggle for LGBT equality for years…