Czech theatre companies support marriage for same-sex couples

The ensembles of 25 Czech theatre companies have called on Prime Minister Petr Fiala to support marriage for same-sex couples. The open letter calling for marriage for all was signed by artistic directors and heads of companies in Prague, Brno and other cities. In September, the government received a similar appeal from 66 large companies and banks.

Since July 2006, same-sex couples in Czechia have been able to enter into registered partnerships but proposals to legalize gay marriage have repeatedly been rejected by Parliament. Critics of the draft bill which would ensure marriage for all are pushing a counterproposal which would define marriage as a union between a man and a woman.