NvB: Bored in Brno?: One Year

One Year

No anniversary in my personal life, but a more influential one deserves mention: July 1 marks a year since same-sex partnerships became legally recognized in the Czech Republic. After a long road through the parliament, the bill recognizing partnerships was finally passed last March.

According to Daniela Lazarová at Radio Prague, 346 same-sex couples were united during the year. Of that number, at least two of the pairs have already divorced. A Czech comic reportedly quipped, "Well now at least they know what we go through—fancy putting up such a fight for it."

Earlier at NvB: Slow on the Uptake
Related: Gay partnership bill approved

Illustration designed by Greg Gomes, courtesy of Gay Journey.

Tags: lgbt, gay marriage, news, czech, europe, pride

Posted 01 July 2007 at 09:14.

The Blog

What is "Bored in Brno"? a) the best Czech movie of 2003, b) a blog about Brno (the Czech Republic's second largest city) and my adventures in and observations of south and east Moravia. I usually post about music, arts, culture, and stuff in Brno; or, I talk about whatever; or, I may bore you.

There's a Czech saying about how you are a new person for every language you learn. Here's your chance to experience Czech vicariously and to become your new self, now conveniently available in English translation. (Or at least something reasonably close to English.)

If you have questions, suggestions, like what you see, or you're just plain bored, don't hesitate to leave a comment or e-mail me.

The Blogger

A graduate student in music and anthropology writing a dissertation about music in Moravia, the eastern third of the Czech Republic. At some point, the Czech Republic's "second city" (that would be Brno) captured my attention, and I've since been blogging about events, arts, music, and other stuff—basically whatever interests me in and around the cityscape. I'm not living in Brno now, but I keep up with the cultural pulse from afar as best I can.

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