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# Half of Estonian people support equal marriage
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/half-of-estonian-people-support-equal-marriage/
- Published: 2023-05-10T13:07:16.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-10T13:07:16.000Z
- Description: According to the Centre, the last ten years has been rapid and one-way: in 2012 34% were in favour and 60% against.
- Author: Graham Robson
- Tags: News, LGBT, LGBTQ

The **Estonian Human Rights Centre**, which publishes public opinion surveys on LGBTQ+ issues, has revealed that attitudes of the people of **Estonia** regarding the rights of LGBTQ+ people, including marriage equality, are becoming more positive year by year with over half of Estonian people supporting equal marriage – six percentage points more than two years ago.

According to the Centre, the last ten years has been rapid and one-way: in 2012 34% were in favour and 60% against.

“Support for marriage equality is at 75% among people aged 20-29\. This is a clear message to political parties: if they want to include the younger population in their support base, they must stand up for the human rights of all people of Estonia,” **Egert Runne**, the executive director of the Human Rights Centre, said.

In the last two years, the support of residents of Estonia in matters related to adoption has also increased significantly – more than half of the population thinks that a partner of the same-sex should be able to adopt the child of their partner.

**Kelly Grossthal**, the head of litigation at the Human Rights Centre, said: “For over a decade, the Human Rights Centre has, through personal stories and court cases, drawn attention to the problems experienced by same-sex couples who just want to live a secure family life.

“The results of the survey show that more and more people understand that a family is a family, regardless of whether children are raised by a father and a mother, a mother and a mother or two fathers.”

The Human Rights Centre has been publishing public opinion surveys on LGBTQ+ issues since 2012\. The surveys are conducted every two years by **Turu-uuringute AS** and the 2023 survey is the sixth and largest report on LGBTQ+ rights in Estonia.