http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20230605-111112-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/strasbourgs-coming-out/ Strasbourg’s Coming Out Fedele, Giulio eng 2023-06-05 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Discrimination of Sexual Orientation European Court of Human Rights LGBT Rights Same Sex Marriage Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 On June 1st, in Maymulakhin and Markiv v. Ukraine, the ECtHR determined for the first time in clear terms that the general absence of legal recognition for same-sex couples is discriminatory and violates Article 14 of the European Convention of Human Rights. This marks a significant addition to the Court’s case-law concerning the rights of same-sex couples with implications for future litigation on this subject.