Switzerland

On December 16, 2020, the Swiss Parliament voted overwhelmingly to pass legislation extending marriage to same-sex couples. The implementation of the law was held up, pending an effort from anti-LGBT organizations to put the law to a public vote in late 2021. On September 26, 2021, a super-majority (64%) of the Swiss people voted in favor of the freedom to marry -- with majority support in all of Switzerland's cantons, both German- and French speaking areas, and rural as well as urban. The law will take full effect in 2022, making Switzerland the 30th country worldwide where same-sex couples can share in the freedom to marry.