Same-sex marriage in Spain
Party Votes for Votes against Abstained Absent ( Did not vote )
G Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) 159 María del Rosario de Aburto Baselga José Acosta Cubero Carmen Alborch María Angustias Alcázar Escribano Alejandro Alonso Núñez José Antonio Alonso Magdalena Álvarez Eloisa Álvarez Oteo Emilio Amuedo Moral Francesc Antich Elviro Aranda Álvarez Erasmo Juan Manuel Armas Darias María Antonia de Armengol Criado María del Mar Arnáiz García Alfredo Arola Blanquet Javier Barrero López Juan Antonio Barrio de Penagos Meritxell Batet Lamaña José María Becana Sanahuja Mario Bedera Bravo José María Benegas Ernest Benito Serra Raimundo Benzal Román Mercedes Cabrera Jesús Caldera Sánchez-Capitán Carmen Calvo Poyato Herick Campos Arteseros María Luisa Carcedo Roces Francisco Xavier Carro Garrote Yolanda Casaus Rodríguez Carolina Castillejo Hernández Olivia Cedrés Rodríguez Carme Chacón Cipriá Císcar Casabán María Mercedes Coello Fernández-Trujillo Montserrat Colldeforns i Sol Francisco Contreras Pérez Juan Carlos Corcuera Plaza Lucila Corral Ruiz Elvira Cortajarena Iturrioz María Esther Couto Rivas Raquel de la Cruz Valentín Jesús Cuadrado Bausela Alvaro Cuesta Martínez Antonio Cuevas Delgado Teresa Cunillera i Mestres Manuel Ceferino Díaz Díaz Susana Díaz Pacheco Clementina Díez de Baldeón García María Remedios Elías Cordón Juan Julián Elola Ramón Salvador A. de la Encina Ortega María Escudero Sánchez Esperança Esteve Ortega Rafael Estrella Pedrola Esperança Farrera Granja María Teresa Fernández de la Vega Daniel Fernández González Francisco Miguel Fernández Marugán Luis Fernández Santos Alberto Fidalgo Francisco María Isabel Fuentes González Sebastián Fuentes Guzmán Ana María Fuentes Pacheco José Luis Galache Cortés Antonia García Valls Francisco de Asís Garrido Peña María Gloria Gómez Santamaría Carlos González Serna Pilar Grande Pesquero Alfonso Guerra Antonio Gutiérrez Vegara Miguel Ángel Heredia Díaz María del Carmen Hermosín Bono Antonio Hernando Vera Soledad Herrero Sainz-Rozas Luis Ángel Hierro Recio Manuela Holgado Flores Manuel Huertas Vicente Ramón Jáuregui Atondo Agustín Jiménez Pérez María Rosario Juaneda Zaragoza Carmen Juanes Barciela Joaquín Leguina Herrán María Lluïsa Lizarraga Gisbert Óscar López Águeda Juan Fernando López Aguilar Diego López Garrido María Isabel López i Chamosa María Pilar López Rodríguez Carmelo López Villena Antonio Louro Goyanes Eduardo Madina Muñoz Elisenda Malaret García Manuel Marín Carmen Marón Beltrán Jordi Marsal Muntalá Remedios Martel Gómez María Antonia Martínez Higueras Ángel Martínez Sanjuán Manuel Mas i Estela José Ramón Mateos Martín Victorino Mayoral Cortés Jesús Membrado Giner Arantza Mendizábal Gorostiaga María Virtudes Monteserín Rodríguez José Montilla Carmen Montón Juan Moscoso del Prado Hernández Pedro José Muñoz González María Gràcia Muñoz Salvà Lourdes Muñoz Santamaría Cristina Narbona Ruiz Encarnación Niño Rico Isabel María Oliver Sagreras José Oria Galloso María del Carmen Ortiz Rivas Montserrat Palma i Muñoz Jordi Pedret Grenzner Alfonso Perales Pizarro María Dolores Pérez Anguita Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba Margarita Pin Arboledas José Pliego Cubero Rosa Lucía Polonio Contreras María Josefa Porteiro García María Isabel Pozuelo Meño María Dolors Puig Gasol Sebastián Quirós Pulgar Juan Luis Rascón Ortega Gloria Elena Rivero Alcover María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero Rafael Román Guerrero Eva Sáenz Royo Àlex Sàez Jubero María Isabel Salazar Bello María C. Sánchez Díaz María Josefa Sánchez Rubio Josep Antoni Santamaría i Mateo Pedro Saura García Juana Serna Masiá Jordi Sevilla Segura Julián Simón de la Torre Celestino Suárez González Domingo Miguel Tabuyo Romero Luis Juan Tomás García Clemencia Torrado Rey Ricard Torres Balaguer Siro Torres García José Andrés Torres Mora Gerardo Torres Sahuquillo Javier Torres Vela Agustín Turiel Sandín Pilar Unzalu Pérez de Eulate Francesc Vallès Vives Rosario Velasco García Teresa Villagrasa Pérez Julio Villarrubia Mediavilla - - 5 José Blanco López Rosa Delia Blanco Terán Dolores García-Hierro Caraballo Miguel Ángel Moratinos María Soledad Pérez Domínguez
People 's Party ( PP ) 1 Celia Villalobos 143 Ángel Jesús Acebes Paniagua Juan Manuel Albendea Pabón Amador Álvarez Carlos Aragonés Mendiguchía Javier Arenas Miguel Arias Cañete Gustavo de Arístegui y San Román Elías Arribas Aragonés Marisa Arrúe Bergareche Ignacio Astarloa Manuel Atencia Robledo Andrés J. Ayala Sánchez José Eugenio Azpiroz Villar Alejandro Fco . Ballestero de Diego Fátima Báñez García Rogelio Baón Ramírez Miguel Barrachina Ros José Luis Bermejo Fernández José Antonio Bermúdez de Castro Fernández Leopoldo Bertrand de la Riera Jaime del Burgo Tomás Burgos Gallego Carlos Javier Cabrera Matos Joaquín Calomarde José Ramón Calpe Saera Susana Camarero Miguel Campoy Suárez María Amelia Caracuel del Olmo Fernando Vicente Castelló Boronat Alicia Castro Masaveu Gabriel Cisneros Laborda Miguel Ángel Cortés Marín Celso Luis Delgado Arce José Ignacio Echániz Salgado Gabriel Elorriaga Pisarik Antonio Erias Rey Héctor Esteve Ferrer Enrique Fajarnés Ribas Adolfo Fernández Aguilar Blanca Fernández de Capel Baños Arsenio Fernández de Mesa Díaz del Río Jorge Fernández Díaz Isidro Fernández Rozada Javier Fernández-Lasquetty Blanc José Folgado Blanco María Ángeles Font Bonmati Luis Gámir Joaquín María García Díez Julia García-Valdecasas Salgado Alberto Garre López Ignacio Gil Javier Gómez Darmendrail Concepción González Gutiérrez Armando González López Francisco Antonio González Pérez Adolfo Luis González Rodríguez María del Pilar González Segura Sebastián González Vázquez Juan Carlos Guerra Zunzunegui Antonio Gutiérrez Molina Iñigo Herrera Martínez Campos Santiago Lanzuela Marina María Teresa de Lara Carbó José María Lassalle Ruiz Verónica Lope Fontagne Germán López Iglesias Fernando López-Amor García Jesús López-Medel Bascones Teófilo de Luis Rodríguez José Madero Jarabo Ana María Madrazo Díaz Jesús Andrés Mancha Cadenas Carlos Mantilla Rodríguez Guillermo Mariscal Anaya Luis Marquínez Marquínez María Eugenia Martín Mendizábal Miguel Ángel Martín Soledad José Joaquín Martínez Sieso Vicente Martínez-Pujalte Carmen Matador de Matos Juan José Matarí Sáez Pablo Matos Mascareño Lourdes Méndez Monasterio Jesús Merino Delgado Rafael Merino López José María Michavila Mario Mingo Zapatero Sandra Moneo Díez Macarena Montesinos de Miguel Juan Morano Masa Ramón Moreno Bustos María Ángeles Muñoz Uriol Francisco Murcia Barceló Dolors Nadal i Aymerich María Encarnación Naharro de Mora Eugenio Nasarre Goicoechea José Luis del Ojo Torres María Asunción Oltra Torres José Domingo Oreiro Rodríguez Julio Padilla Carballada María Dolores Pan Vázquez Ana Pastor Julián Pío Pérez Laserna Ángel Pintado Barbanoj Jesús María Posada Moreno Patricia del Pozo Fernández Gabino Puche Rodríguez-Acosta María del Carmen Quintanilla Barba Mariano Rajoy María Angels Ramón-Llin Martínez Cándido Reguera Díaz César Antonio Rico Ruiz Francisco Ricomá de Castellarnau Gonzalo Robles Orozco María Elvira Rodríguez Herrer Beatriz Rodríguez-Salmones Cabeza María Mercedes Roldós Caballero María Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría Antón María Jesús Sainz García María Salom Coll Juan Salord Torrent Carlos Casimiro Salvador Armendáriz Julio César Sánchez Fierro Celinda Sánchez García José Avelino Sánchez Menéndez Aurelio Sánchez Ramos Alicia Sánchez-Camacho i Pérez Juan Santaella Porras María Enriqueta Seller Roca de Togores Roberto Soravilla Fernández Federico Souvirón García Baudilio Tomé Muguruza Ana Torme Pardo Luis de Torres Gómez Federico Trillo Francisco Utrera Mora José Félix Vadillo Arnáez Francisco Vañó Ferre Ana Belén Vázquez Blanco Elvira Velasco Morillo Juan Carlos Vera Pró Francisco José Villar García-Moreno Eduardo Zaplana - 4 Rafael Hernando Fraile Jorge Moragas Sánchez Ana Palacio Vallelersundi María Pía Sánchez Fernández
Convergence and Union ( CiU ) 2 Carles Campuzano i Canadés Mercè Pigem i Palmès 4 Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida Pere Grau i Buldú Josep Maria Guinart i Solà Josep Sánchez i Llibre 4 Jordi Jané i Guasch Josep Maldonado i Gili Jordi Vilajoana i Rovira Jordi Xuclà i Costa -
Republican Left of Catalonia ( ERC ) 8 Josep Andreu Domingo Rosa María Bonàs i Pahisa Francesc Canet Coma Agustí Cerdà i Argent Joan Puig Cordon Joan Puigcercós Jordi Ramon Torres Joan Tardà i Coma - - -
Basque Nationalist Party ( EAJ/PNV ) 5 Pedro María Azpiazu Uriarte José Ramón Beloki Guerra Aitor Esteban Bravo Emilio Olabarría Muñoz Margarita Uria Etxebarria - - 2 Iñaki Txueka Isasti Josu Iñaki Erkoreka Gervasio
United Left ( IU ) 5 María Carme García Suárez Joan Herrera Torres Gaspar Llamazares Trigo Isaura Navarro Ángel Pérez Martínez - - -
Canarian Coalition ( CC ) 3 Luis Mardones Sevilla Paulino Rivero Román Rodríguez Rodríguez - - -
Galician Nationalist Bloc ( BNG ) 2 María Olaia Fernández Dávila Francisco Rodríguez Sánchez - - -
Aragonese Union ( CHA ) 1 José Antonio Labordeta Subías - - -
Basque Solidarity ( EA ) - - - 1 Begoña Lasagabaster Olazabal
Yes to Navarre ( NaBai ) 1 María Uxue Barkos Berruezo - - -
Total 187 147 4 12
History -- Ratification of Law 13/2005
Play media The Spanish Parliament votes for same-sex marriage , 30 June 2005 The projected bill announced on 30 June 2004 by the Minister of Justice was studied by the General Council of the Judiciary . [ 50 ] Although the General Council admitted that the existing discrimination against homosexuals could not be condoned , it was quite critical about extending marriage toward same-sex couples ( including collateral adoption ) . It argued that the extension was not demanded by the Constitution , and that ending discrimination could be achieved through other legal means , such as the extension of civil unions . [ 51 ] Despite this negative report , the Zapatero Government presented the bill to Congress on 1 October 2004 . With the exception of the People 's Party and members of the Democratic Union of Catalonia , the different parliamentary parties favoured the reform . On 21 April 2005 , Congress approved the bill , with 183 `` yes '' ( including a member of the People 's Party ) and 136 `` no '' votes and 6 abstentions . [ 52 ] The bill to allow same-sex marriage in Spain was short : it added a new paragraph to Article 44 of the Civil Code , saying that Matrimony shall have the same requisites and effects regardless of whether the persons involved are of the same or different sex . [ b ] 21 April 2005 vote in the Congress of Deputies [ 57 ] Party Votes for Votes against Abstained Absent ( Did not vote ) G Spanish Socialist Workers ' Party ( PSOE ) 157 María del Rosario de Aburto BaselgaJosé Acosta CuberoCarmen AlborchMaría Angustias Alcázar EscribanoAlejandro Alonso NúñezJosé Antonio AlonsoEloisa Álvarez OteoEmilio Amuedo MoralFrancesc AntichElviro Aranda ÁlvarezErasmo Juan Manuel Armas DariasMaría Antonia de Armengol CriadoMaría del Mar Arnáiz GarcíaAlfredo Arola BlanquetJavier Barrero LópezJuan Antonio Barrio de PenagosMeritxell Batet LamañaJosé María Becana SanahujaMario Bedera BravoJosé María BenegasErnest Benito SerraRaimundo Benzal RománJosé Blanco LópezRosa Delia Blanco TeránMercedes CabreraJesús Caldera Sánchez-CapitánCarmen Calvo PoyatoHerick Campos ArteserosMaría Luisa Carcedo RocesFrancisco Xavier Carro GarroteYolanda Casaus RodríguezCarolina Castillejo HernándezOlivia Cedrés RodríguezCarme ChacónCipriá Císcar CasabánMaría Mercedes Coello Fernández-TrujilloMontserrat Colldeforns i SolFrancisco Contreras PérezJuan Carlos Corcuera PlazaLucila Corral RuizElvira Cortajarena IturriozMaría Esther Couto RivasRaquel de la Cruz ValentínJesús Cuadrado BauselaAlvaro Cuesta MartínezAntonio Cuevas DelgadoTeresa Cunillera i MestresManuel Ceferino Díaz DíazSusana Díaz PachecoClementina Díez de Baldeón GarcíaMaría Remedios Elías CordónJuan Julián Elola RamónSalvador A. de la Encina OrtegaMaría Escudero SánchezEsperança Esteve OrtegaRafael Estrella PedrolaEsperança Farrera GranjaMaría Teresa Fernández de la VegaDaniel Fernández GonzálezFrancisco Miguel Fernández MarugánLuis Fernández SantosAlberto Fidalgo FranciscoMaría Isabel Fuentes GonzálezSebastián Fuentes GuzmánAna María Fuentes PachecoJosé Luis Galache CortésDolores García-Hierro CaraballoAntonia García VallsFrancisco de Asís Garrido PeñaMaría Gloria Gómez SantamaríaCarlos González SernaPilar Grande PesqueroAlfonso GuerraAntonio Gutiérrez VegaraMiguel Ángel Heredia DíazMaría del Carmen Hermosín BonoAntonio Hernando VeraSoledad Herrero Sainz-RozasLuis Ángel Hierro RecioManuela Holgado FloresManuel Huertas VicenteRamón Jáuregui AtondoAgustín Jiménez PérezCarmen Juanes BarcielaJoaquín Leguina HerránMaría Lluïsa Lizarraga GisbertÓscar López ÁguedaJuan Fernando López AguilarDiego López GarridoMaría Isabel López i ChamosaMaría Pilar López RodríguezCarmelo López VillenaAntonio Louro GoyanesEduardo Madina MuñozElisenda Malaret GarcíaCarmen Marón BeltránJordi Marsal MuntaláRemedios Martel GómezMaría Antonia Martínez HiguerasÁngel Martínez SanjuánManuel Mas i EstelaJosé Ramón Mateos MartínVictorino Mayoral CortésJesús Membrado GinerArantza Mendizábal GorostiagaMaría Virtudes Monteserín RodríguezJosé MontillaCarmen MontónJuan Moscoso del Prado HernándezPedro José Muñoz GonzálezLourdes Muñoz SantamaríaCristina Narbona RuizEncarnación Niño RicoIsabel María Oliver SagrerasJosé Oria GallosoMaría del Carmen Ortiz RivasMontserrat Palma i MuñozJordi Pedret GrenznerAlfonso Perales PizarroMaría Dolores Pérez AnguitaMaría Soledad Pérez DomínguezAlfredo Pérez RubalcabaMargarita Pin ArboledasJosé Pliego CuberoRosa Lucía Polonio ContrerasMaría Josefa Porteiro GarcíaMaría Isabel Pozuelo MeñoMaría Dolors Puig GasolSebastián Quirós PulgarJuan Luis Rascón OrtegaMaría Soraya Rodríguez RamosRafael Román GuerreroEva Sáenz RoyoÀlex Sàez JuberoMaría Isabel Salazar BelloMaría C. Sánchez DíazMaría Josefa Sánchez RubioJosep Antoni Santamaría i MateoPedro Saura GarcíaJuana Serna MasiáJordi Sevilla SeguraJulián Simón de la TorreCelestino Suárez GonzálezDomingo Miguel Tabuyo RomeroLuis Juan Tomás GarcíaClemencia Torrado ReyRicard Torres BalaguerSiro Torres GarcíaJosé Andrés Torres MoraGerardo Torres SahuquilloJavier Torres VelaAgustín Turiel SandínPilar Unzalu Pérez de EulateFrancesc Vallès VivesRosario Velasco GarcíaTeresa Villagrasa PérezJulio Villarrubia Mediavilla – – 7 Magdalena ÁlvarezMaría Rosario Juaneda ZaragozaManuel MarínMaría Gràcia Muñoz SalvàGloria Elena Rivero AlcoverJosé Luis Rodríguez ZapateroMiguel Ángel Moratinos People 's Party ( PP ) 1 Celia Villalobos 133 Ángel Jesús Acebes PaniaguaJuan Manuel Albendea PabónAmador ÁlvarezCarlos Aragonés MendiguchíaMiguel Arias CañeteGustavo de Arístegui y San RománElías Arribas AragonésMarisa Arrúe BergarecheIgnacio AstarloaManuel Atencia RobledoAndrés J. Ayala SánchezJosé Eugenio Azpiroz VillarAlejandro Fco . Ballestero de DiegoFátima Báñez GarcíaRogelio Baón RamírezMiguel Barrachina RosJosé Luis Bermejo FernándezJosé Antonio Bermúdez de Castro FernándezLeopoldo Bertrand de la RieraJaime del BurgoTomás Burgos GallegoCarlos Javier Cabrera MatosJoaquín CalomardeJosé Ramón Calpe SaeraSusana CamareroMiguel Campoy SuárezMaría Amelia Caracuel del OlmoFernando Vicente Castelló BoronatGabriel Cisneros LabordaMiguel Ángel Cortés MarínJosé Ignacio Echániz SalgadoGabriel Elorriaga PisarikAntonio Erias ReyHéctor Esteve FerrerEnrique Fajarnés RibasAdolfo Fernández AguilarArsenio Fernández de Mesa Díaz del RíoJorge Fernández DíazJavier Fernández-Lasquetty BlancJosé Folgado BlancoMaría Ángeles Font BonmatiLuis GámirJoaquín María García DíezJulia García-Valdecasas SalgadoAlberto Garre LópezIgnacio GilJavier Gómez DarmendrailConcepción González GutiérrezArmando González LópezFrancisco Antonio González PérezAdolfo Luis González RodríguezMaría del Pilar González SeguraSebastián González VázquezAntonio Gutiérrez MolinaRafael Hernando FraileIñigo Herrera Martínez CamposSantiago Lanzuela MarinaMaría Teresa de Lara CarbóVerónica Lope FontagneGermán López IglesiasFernando López-Amor GarcíaJesús López-Medel BasconesTeófilo de Luis RodríguezJosé Madero JaraboAna María Madrazo DíazJesús Andrés Mancha CadenasCarlos Mantilla RodríguezGuillermo Mariscal AnayaLuis Marquínez MarquínezMaría Eugenia Martín MendizábalMiguel Ángel Martín SoledadJosé Joaquín Martínez SiesoVicente Martínez-PujalteCarmen Matador de MatosJuan José Matarí SáezPablo Matos MascareñoLourdes Méndez MonasterioRafael Merino LópezJosé María MichavilaMario Mingo ZapateroSandra Moneo DíezMacarena Montesinos de MiguelJorge Moragas SánchezJuan Morano MasaRamón Moreno BustosMaría Ángeles Muñoz UriolFrancisco Murcia BarcelóDolors Nadal i AymerichMaría Encarnación Naharro de MoraEugenio Nasarre GoicoecheaJosé Luis del Ojo TorresMaría Asunción Oltra TorresJosé Domingo Oreiro RodríguezJulio Padilla CarballadaAna Palacio VallelersundiMaría Dolores Pan VázquezAna Pastor JuliánPío Pérez LasernaÁngel Pintado BarbanojJesús María Posada MorenoPatricia del Pozo FernándezGabino Puche Rodríguez-AcostaMaría del Carmen Quintanilla BarbaMaría Àngels Ramón-Llin MartínezCándido Reguera DíazCésar Antonio Rico RuizFrancisco Ricomá de CastellarnauMaría Elvira Rodríguez HerrerBeatriz Rodríguez-Salmones CabezaMaría Mercedes Roldós CaballeroMaría Jesús Sainz GarcíaMaría Salom CollJuan Salord TorrentCarlos Casimiro Salvador ArmendárizJulio César Sánchez FierroCelinda Sánchez GarcíaJosé Avelino Sánchez MenéndezAurelio Sánchez RamosJuan Santaella PorrasMaría Enriqueta Seller Roca de TogoresFederico Souvirón GarcíaBaudilio Tomé MuguruzaAna Torme PardoLuis de Torres GómezFederico TrilloFrancisco Utrera MoraJosé Félix Vadillo ArnáezFrancisco Vañó FerreAna Belén Vázquez BlancoElvira Velasco MorilloJuan Carlos Vera PróFrancisco José Villar García-MorenoEduardo Zaplana 2 Alicia Castro MasaveuGonzalo Robles Orozco 12 Javier ArenasCelso Luis Delgado ArceBlanca Fernández de Capel BañosIsidro Fernández RozadaJuan Carlos Guerra ZunzuneguiJosé María Lassalle RuizJesús Merino DelgadoMariano RajoyMaría Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría AntónAlicia Sánchez-Camacho i PérezMaría Pía Sánchez FernándezRoberto Soravilla Fernández Convergence and Union of Catalonia ( CiU ) 2 Carles Campuzano i CanadésMercè Pigem i Palmès 3 Pere Grau i BuldúJosep Maria Guinart i SolàJosep Sánchez i Llibre 4 Jordi Jané i GuaschJosep Maldonado i GiliJordi Vilajoana i RoviraJordi Xuclà i Costa 1 Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida Republican Left of Catalonia ( ERC ) 8 Josep Andreu DomingoRosa María Bonàs i PahisaFrancesc Canet ComaAgustí Cerdà i ArgentJoan Puig CordonJoan PuigcercósJordi Ramon TorresJoan Tardà i Coma – – – Basque Nationalist Party ( EAJ/PNV ) 5 José Ramón Beloki GuerraJosu Iñaki Erkoreka GervasioAitor Esteban BravoIñaki Txueka IsastiMargarita Uria Etxebarria – – 2 Pedro María Azpiazu UriarteEmilio Olabarría Muñoz United Left ( IU ) 5 María Carme García SuárezJoan Herrera TorresGaspar Llamazares TrigoIsaura NavarroÁngel Pérez Martínez – – – Canarian Coalition ( CC ) 1 Luis Mardones Sevilla – – 2 Paulino RiveroRomán Rodríguez Rodríguez Galician Nationalist Bloc ( BNG ) 1 Francisco Rodríguez Sánchez – – 1 María Olaia Fernández Dávila Aragonese Union ( CHA ) 1 José Antonio Labordeta Subías – – – Basque Solidarity ( EA ) 1 Begoña Lasagabaster Olazabal – – – Yes to Navarre ( NaBai ) 1 María Uxue Barkos Berruezo – – – Total 183 136 6 25 In accordance with constitutional provisions , the text approved by the Congress was then submitted to the Senate for final approval , change or veto . On 21 June 2005 , experts were called to the Senate to debate the issue . The expert 's opinions were diverse ; some stated that same-sex adoption had no effect on a child 's development , except for perhaps a higher tolerance towards homosexuality . [ 58 ] However , psychiatrist Aquilino Polaino , called by the People 's Party as an expert , called homosexuality a pathology and emotive disorder . Among other assertions that generated debate , he claimed that `` many homosexuals have rape abuse antecedents since childhood '' and that homosexuals generally come from families with `` hostile , alcoholic and distant '' fathers , and mothers who were `` over protective '' toward boys and `` cold '' toward girls . Prominent People 's Party members later rejected Polaino 's assertions . [ 59 ] Same-sex marriage in SpainCortes Generales Long title Ley 13/2005 por la que se modifica el Código Civil en materia de derecho a contraer matrimonio . ( Law 13/2005 that amends the Civil Code regarding the right to contract marriage ) Enacted30 June 2005Signed1 July 2005Introduced byPrime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero ( PSOE ) Related legislationSpanish Civil Code Law on Assisted Reproduction The Senate vetoed the text submitted by the Congress . The veto was proposed by the People 's Party , which held the plurality of the seats , and by the Democratic Union of Catalonia , and was approved by 131 `` yes '' and 119 `` no '' votes and 2 abstentions . [ 60 ] As a result , the text was sent back to the Congress . On 30 June 2005 , it was approved by Congress , which , in accordance with constitutional provisions , overrode the Senate veto . This was achieved with 187 `` yes '' votes ( including a member of the People 's Party , Celia Villalobos ) , 147 `` no '' votes , and four abstentions . The veto override implied its approval as law . [ 2 ] The vote was held after Zapatero unexpectedly took the floor to speak in its support , saying We are expanding the opportunities for happiness of our neighbors , our colleagues , our friends and our relatives . At the same time , we are building a more decent society . [ 61 ] Mariano Rajoy , the leader of the opposition People 's Party , was denied the opportunity to address Congress after Zapatero 's appearance , and accused Zapatero of dividing Spanish society . [ 61 ]
Same-sex marriage in Spain has been legal since July 3, 2005. In 2004, the nation's newly elected Socialist Party (PSOE) Government, led by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, began a campaign for its introduction, including the right of adoption by same-sex couples. After much debate, a law permitting same-sex marriage was passed by the Cortes Generales (Spain's bicameral Parliament, composed of the Senate and the Congress of Deputies) on 30 June 2005 and published on 2 July 2005. The law took effect the next day, making Spain the third country in the world to allow same-sex couples to marry on a national level, after the Netherlands and Belgium, and 17 days ahead of the right being extended across all of Canada. The ratification of this law was not devoid of conflict, despite support from 66% of the population. Roman Catholic authorities in particular were adamantly opposed, criticising what they regarded as the weakening of the meaning of marriage. Other associations expressed concern over the possibility of lesbians and gays adopting children. Demonstrations for and against the law drew thousands of people from all parts of Spain. After its approval, the conservative People's Party challenged the law in the Constitutional Court. Approximately 4,500 same-sex couples married in Spain during the first year of the law. Shortly after the law was passed, questions arose about the legal status of marriage to non-Spaniards whose country did not permit same-sex marriage. A ruling from the Justice Ministry stated that the country's same-sex marriage law allows a Spanish citizen to marry a non-Spaniard regardless of whether that person's homeland recognizes the partnership.