Same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom

Montenegro's law on same-sex civil partnerships is a year old, but no one has been able to use it. Same-sex couples are waiting on myriad amendments to other laws, amid concern over the support of parliament.

Northern Ireland’s refusal to recognise same-sex marriage does not violate the rights of couples affected, the Belfast High Court ruled on Thursday (17 August), in a blow to campaigners in the only part of the United Kingdom that bans gay marriage.

Ireland goes to the polls on May 22 to vote on whether same-sex marriage should be legal, in a referendum that has exposed sharp divisions between communities in this traditionally Catholic nation.