Bavaria Withdraws High Court Lawsuit Against Gay Marriage in Germany

The southern German state of Bavaria has withdrawn a lawsuit with the country’s high court to resist the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, daily Süddeutsche Zeitung reported on Monday. Sources within the state government, led by the conservative Christian Social Union (CSU), told the paper that the state government had withdrawn their case, thus bringing the country a step closer to recognising gay marriage. The January 2005 law they were opposing attempts to change the recognised “life partnership” for same-sex partners to marriage. The CSU, the southern sister party to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats, alleged that this recognition was incompatible with the country’s constitution and their suit hinged on the law’s acceptance of adoption for gay couples. Full Story from The Local

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