page_title: Same-sex marriage in Belgium
hierarchical_section_title: Same-sex marriage in Belgium
caption_attribution_description: Plattdüütsch: Lüttich,: Swaule Heiraat von Burmeister Willy Demeyer fierd in dat Lütticher Raadhuus Català: Lieja: Matrimoni homosexual celebrat a la casa de la vila pel burgmestre Willy Demeyer English: Liège: Marriage in the Town Hall by Lord Mayor Willy Demeyer Nederlands: Luik: Huwelijk in het stadhuis, ingezegend door burgemeester Willy Demeyer Français&#160;: Liège: Mariage à l'Hôtel de ville de Liège célébré par le bourgmestre Willy Demeyer Deutsch: Lüttich: Ehe zelebriert vom bürgermeister Willy Demeyer
context_page_description: Same-sex marriage in Belgium has been legal since 1 June 2003. A bill for legalization was passed by the Senate on 28 November 2002, and by the Chamber of Representatives on 30 January 2003. It entered into force on 1 June, after King Albert II gave his assent. Belgium became the second country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage, after the Netherlands. "Statutory cohabitation", open to any two legally consenting cohabiting persons, has been possible since 1 January 2000.
context_section_description: Same-sex marriage in Belgium has been legal since 1 June 2003. A bill for legalization was passed by the Senate on 28 November 2002, and by the Chamber of Representatives on 30 January 2003. It entered into force on 1 June, after King Albert II gave his assent. Belgium became the second country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage, after the Netherlands. "Statutory cohabitation", open to any two legally consenting cohabiting persons, has been possible since 1 January 2000.
caption: Mayor of Liège, Willy Demeyer, officiating the wedding of a gay couple.
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