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2. Recognition of same-sex unions in Latvia - Wikipedia

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   Latvia has recognised civil unions since 1 July 2024. On 9 November 2023, the Saeima passed legislation establishing same-sex civil unions conferring similar rights and obligations as marriage with the exception of adoption and inheritance rights. The bill was signed into law by President Edgars Rinkēvičs in January 2024, [1] and took effect ...

3. Women in Latvia - Wikipedia

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   Latvian women welcoming german soldiers entering Riga in 1941. After the Independence of Latvia in 1918, Latvian women became politically equal to men; both genders over the age of 21, could vote in the Constitutional Assembly elections. [8] From 1917 onwards, women could also be admitted as full-time students in Universities.

4. LGBTQ rights in Latvia - Wikipedia

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   Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) rights in Latvia have expanded substantially in recent years, although LGBT people still face various challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. [1][2][3] Both male and female types of same-sex sexual activity are legal in Latvia, but households headed by same-sex couples are ineligible for ...

5. Culture of Latvia - Wikipedia

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   One iconic feature of Latvian women's folk dress is the traditional Latvian belt, a wide sash with a woven geometric pattern. Different regions of Latvia have their own distinct patterns and colors. [3] The best known is the Lielvārde sash, or josta, a wide, red, and white woven sash with a complicated pattern. [4]

6. Tīna Graudiņa - Wikipedia

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   Beach. 2022 Munich. Beach. Tīna Laura Graudiņa (born 9 March 1998 in Riga) is a Latvian beach volleyball player. She represented Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Graudiņa and her partner Anastasija Kravčenoka were the first Latvian women's pair to qualify for the Olympics. [1] She and Kravčenoka came in fourth at the Tokyo Olympics. [2]

7. LGBT history in Latvia - Wikipedia

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   The treatment of homosexuality in Latvia has varied greatly throughout its history, as the country has gone through periods of conquest and independence. Typically, laws targeting the LGBT community and particularly gay men have been harsher under periods of Russian or Soviet control than during periods of independence.