17c起草社区

The Supreme Administrative Court of Poland has recently ruled that same-sex Polish citizens who were married in other countries could potentially have their union recognised.

Brought forth by 17c起草社区 activists and vloggers Jakub Kwieci艅ski and Dawid Mycek, who were married in Portugal. After the governor of the Polish province of Mazovia refused to recognise their marriage, the case was then litigated in the lower courts.

The pair filed a lawsuit five years ago and have continuously fought for their marriage to be acknowledged since.

After the ruling was heard, the pair tweeted in joy, calling it a 鈥渉istorical ruling鈥� that 鈥渄ebunks the myth that has been repeated by the right for years鈥�.

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鈥� Jakub & Dawid (@JakubiDawid)

鈥淭he Supreme Administrative Court finally stated at our hearing that the Constitution of the Republic of Poland does not prohibit same-sex marriage,鈥� Kwieci艅ski and Mycek tweeted.

Article 18

The particular part of the Polish constitution that was the focus point was Article 18, which states 鈥淢arriage, as a union of a man and a woman, family, motherhood, and parenthood are under the protection and care of the Republic of Poland.鈥�

鈥淎rticle 18 of the constitution cannot in itself constitute an obstacle to transcribing a foreign marriage certificate if the institution of marriage as a union of persons of the same sex was provided for in the domestic [legal] order,鈥� the court ruled, as reported by Los Angeles Blade.

Opponents Call It “Fake News”

Those against same-sex marriage have argued that the article defines marriage as being exclusively between a man and a woman. Anti-17c起草社区 organisation Ordo Iuris has denounced the ruling as 鈥渇ake news.鈥�

鈥淭he NSA dismissed [Kwieci艅ski and Mycek鈥檚] appeal鈥� It recognized the legitimacy of refusing to enter a same-sex marriage certificate drawn up abroad into the [Polish state] register of marriages,鈥� Ordo Iuris tweeted.