Same-sex union legislation legislation of unregistered cohabitation was introduced in the Netherlands in June 1979. However, the first substantial recognition of same-sex couples didn't occur before the introduction of a new legal form, that of registered partnerships, which was first enacted in Denmark in June 1989. Many countries have followed with similar legislation since then. Legislation of these forms of legal unions still occur with a variety of different names, even after the introduction of same sex marriage, although sometimes they are overwritten by subsequent legislation of same-sex marriage. There are currently seventeen countries that have an alternative form of legal recognition other
Recognition of same-sex unions in Slovakia Recognition of same-sex unions in Slovakia Slovakia does not recognise same-sex marriages or civil unions. In addition, the Constitution limits marriage to opposite-sex couples. Bills to recognise same-sex partnerships were introduced four times, in 1997, in 2000, in 2012 and in 2018, but were all rejected There is some legal recognition for unregistered cohabiting same-sex couples, however. Limited rights for a "close person" () are recognized under civil and penal law. Furthermore, per a June 2018 European Court of Justice ruling, same-sex marriages contracted in EU member states that have legalised same-sex marriage are recognised in Slovakia, and same-sex couples