Same-sex marriage became legal in Spain with the coming into effect of a law passed by the Cortes Generales.

Same-sex marriage

Marriage of persons of the same sex or gender

Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. As of 2025, marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people. The most recent jurisdiction to…

Same-sex marriage in Spain

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Spain since July 3, 2005. In 2004, the nation's newly elected government, led by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of the Socialist Workers' Party, began a campaign to legalize same-sex marriage, including the right of adoption by…

Cortes Generales

Bicameral legislature of Spain

The Cortes Generales are the bicameral legislative chambers of Spain, consisting of the Congress of Deputies and the Senate.