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Jump to navigation Jump to search “Marital law” redirects here. It is not to ukrainian marriage laws confused with Martial law. For the social and interpersonal aspects of marriage, see Marriage. Marriage law refers to the legal requirements that determine the validity of a marriage, and which vary considerably among countries.

Ukraine may face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Since the fall of the Soviet Union and Ukraine’s independence in 1991, the Ukrainian LGBT community has gradually become more visible and more organized politically, organising several LGBT events in Kiev, Odessa, Kharkiv and Kryvyi Rih. Ukrainians polled believed that LGBT individuals should live freely and how ever they like. Ukrainians believed that gay and bisexual individuals should enjoy equal rights, marking a significant shift in public opinion.

As part of the Soviet Union, the Criminal Code banned same-sex sexuality. In 1991, the law was revised so as to better protect the right to privacy. Today, the law only concerns itself with same-sex sexual activity when it involves prostitution, persons under the legal age of consent or non-voluntary behavior or public conduct that is deemed to be in violation of public decency standards. Article 51 of the Constitution specifically defines marriage as a voluntary union between a man and a woman. On 23 November 2015, the Government approved an action plan to implement the National Strategy on human rights in the period up to 2020, which include the promise to draft a bill creating registered civil partnerships for opposite-sex and same-sex couples by 2017, among others. In June 2018, the Justice Ministry confirmed that currently “there is no legal grounds” for same-sex marriage and civil partnerships in Ukraine. Additional restrictions are placed on foreign adopters.