Polish Minister for equality, Elzbieta Radziszewska will be seeking a change in the law so certificates can be issued in Poland allowing same-sex couples to get married abroad.
TVP public television is reporting that Minister Radziszewska will be seeking a change in the law following the European Commission announcing last month that it will be examining the functioning of Polish registry offices to see if they are discriminating against gays and lesbians who want to enter into civil partnerships outside of Poland in countries.
Currently, Poland only issues the certificates to heterosexual couples. The proposed law will not require someone wanting to obtain the certificate to give the name of their partner.
The Campaign Against Homophobia says it has numerous examples of gay and lesbians being refused the certificate so they could marry in the UK, Spain, the Netherlands or other countries where same-sex civil unions are legal.
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