Same-sex marriage

Definition

Same-sex marriage is the legal recognition of a marital union between two individuals of the same gender. It represents a significant aspect of civil liberties, reflecting broader societal acceptance and legal acknowledgment of LGBTQ+ rights.

Related terms

Civil Liberties: The freedoms guaranteed to individuals by law, such as freedom of speech and religion, including the right to marry regardless of gender.

Political Culture: The set of attitudes, beliefs, and sentiments that give order and meaning to a political process and which provide the underlying assumptions and rules that govern behavior in the political system, influencing how societies view same-sex marriage.

Illiberal Representative Regimes: Political systems where elected representatives exercise power with little regard for rule of law, often suppressing individual liberties such as the right to same-sex marriage