Estonia on Thursday (9 October) became the first former Soviet republic to grant equal rights to same-sex couples.
MPs in the Riigikogu passed the bill by a narrow majority of 40 against 38 with 10 abstentions.
The Cohabitation Act was backed by the Reform Party of 35-year old prime minister Tavi Roivas, the EU’s youngest leader.
It means that from 2016 gay couples will have the same rights as straight couples in terms of inheritance, access to partners in hospitals, or jo...
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