Marriage in Saalenia

**Marriage in Saalenia** is primarily shaped by the legal conditions of matriarchy and the culture of female supremacy. According to Article 6, Section 2 of the Saalenian Constitution, every single marriage has "the task of strengthening the basic matriarchal order".

Marriage in Saalenia is governed by matrimonial law, which was completely revised on Intiative Katarina II 2010. Marriage can only be contracted between two people in front of a registrar. In addition to mixed-sex marriages, there is also same-sex marriages, which are basically the same but differ in many ways. It should be noted that these differences differ due to the matriarchy existing gender classes. This creates a complicated and differentiated marital system.

## Legal situation

### Matriarchy and Gender Classes

Since the Katarina II reforms in 2010, the matriarchal legal system has changed somewhat as it now accommodates non-binary gender identities. Since these are in a spectrum from female to male, a system was found to categorize and legally classify them.Under this law there are now thirteen gender entries divided into six gender classes. The higher the gender class, the fewer privileges and rights people have. This are:

Gender classes
 Class 5 | Male (Cis and Trans male) | No voting rights, Restricted access to higher education, Restricted property and inheritance rights, Restricted career choices.

### Marriage between different gender classes

Marriage between different gender classes (German legal term: *Ehe zwischen Personen gleicher Geschlechtsklasse*) is the most common, as it involves the classic heterosexual honor. But it also defines marriages between binary sexes and non-binary persons and marriages between non-binary persons if they belong to two different classes.

This legal situation is based on the classic, gayanistic understanding of marriage, which existed in this form before the reform. It implies that there is a dominant spouse (*dominante Ehepartnerin*) and a submissive spouse (*submissive Ehepartnerin*). The spouse belonging to the higher gender class is dominant and the partner belonging to the lower class is submissive. In the classic case of heterosexual marriage, the woman would be the dominant spouse and the man would be the submissive spouse.

This constellation results in the following rights and obligations of the spouses in marriage law:

1. The submissive spouse must turn over all of his property to the dominant spouse, close his account, and redirect all of his property to the dominant spouse's bank account.

2. The submissive spouse needs the consent of the dominant spouse to carry out jobs.

3. The submissive spouse has the obligation to be monogamous and infidelities are punishable for him, the dominant spouse is considered sexually liberated.

4. The submissive spouse has the duty to sexually satisfy the dominant spouse without having to obtain his or her consent.

5. The dominant spouse can withdraw from the marital relationship at any time and annul it, while the submissive partner can only do this via contractual penalty.

### Marriage between same gender classes

Marriage between partners of the same gender class is classically same-sex marriage. According to marriage law, both spouses have equal rights. The concept is very new for the Saalenian matriarchy, as family law is based on the idea that there is a leader of the family.

A special form of this marriage in marriage law is the lesbian marriage, as it is already very old. This has been documented since the 18th century. Lesbian love is considered the purest form of love.