LGB NewsQuick update : The fate of LGB rights in Switzerland

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[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

TLDR (please correct me if I made a mistake):

  • Conservative Christian groups in Switzerland called for a referendum vote to challenge a federal ruling on marriage equality

  • Bunch of crazy far-right posters were distributed, including one that suggested that marriage equality for LGB would lead to enslavement of women...? What?

I'm also confused as to the effect of the referendum. Would this have overturned the federal ruling if voters had voted "no" to marriage equality? It looks like the majority across regions voted "yes", though.

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enslavement of women

They were referring to surrogacy. Which obviously wasn’t going to be legalised in Switzerland, because Switzerland bans surrogacy for all couples and individuals. I guess that gay marriage opponents were afraid that if the gay marriage referendum passes, it would lead to a debate on surrogacy.

[–]Datachost 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I'm also confused as to the effect of the referendum. Would this have overturned the federal ruling if voters had voted "no" to marriage equality?

Yes, ultimately the people have the power in Switzerland. Though the houses of Parliament still have the final say in how a law is implemented. Basically both houses voted yes, with the majority of opposition coming from the right wing faction (3/4 voted no) that would be parties like the SVP (People's Party), Lega Dei Ticinese and the party that actually brought the challenge the EDU, who split from the Protestant party, because they weren't Christian enough

One of the people who put the posters up is Oskar Freysinger, who's a fairly notorious shit stirrer on these sorts of things. Ultimately though the referendum was accepted with a majority in all cantons, including the more conservative rural ones.

[–]reluctant_commenter 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Makes sense, thanks for explaining.