The issue same-sex marriage dominates international gay politics today. You can't open the newspaper, turn on the television or, yes, even swing a cat, without coming across yet another voice in the nearly deafening debate. It's easy to think there's a consensus amongst pro-marriage gays, but there's a definite difference of opinion on how many rights are enough.

In the six-months since same-sex partnerships became legal in the Czech Republic, over 200 couples have taken the dutiful dive. As they line-up at the altar, an entire generation of activists are lining up for vacation. Their younger counterparts, however, say the fights not over. It's a little game of relative equality, after the jump.

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With public sentiment in favor of gay unions, and with the recent vote in the Czech Parliament to overturn a Presidential veto of the new civil partnerships law, we thought that July 1, the day the new law went into effect, would be a big day of celebration that kicks off a "frisky summer" of gays registering their unions. In fact only three couples reigstered on the first day, and none of those couples lived in Prague, the largest city.

We suspect that many gay couples were not eager to put their relationship into the spotlight and will take advantage of civil unions after the media circus has died down a bit. Still, only three couples? It's a rather disappointing turn-out, but we are happy that the Czech Republic now has another gay attraction besides Bel Ami.

First Gay Couples Enter Into Czech Civil Partnerships [365 Gay]

Even though the Czech Republic legalized gay civil unions in March, Czech tennis star Martina Navratilova has still slapped Czech President Vaclav Klaus on the wrist, saying, “I cannot be satisfied by him, because he does not consider homosexuals to be 100 per cent human beings." [insert bad, lesbian joke here]

We grew up watching Martina play tennis on our grandma's cable, and always liked her because she was so bad-ass, or as Grandma used to say, "a little funny." Something that is more than a little funny is Martina's glamour shot, which we have for you after the jump.

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The Czech Republic voted today to legalize same-sex civil unions, after a long battle over "family values" and threats of a veto by Czech President Vaclav Klaus. The measure passed with heavy support.

We applaud the Czech Republic for such a progressive move, joining the major nations of Europe in making the world a better place for the gays. We also dream wistfully of the day our own government will catch up with countries that were Communist not so long ago.

The Czech Republic, once part of Czechoslovakia, used to be amongst the most hard-line Communist regimes in Eastern Europe, far more oppressive and brutal than the former Soviet Union. But as the "Iron Curtain" fell and East opened to West, gay tourism has boomed in the Czech Republic, as people flood there en masse to partake in the beautiful countryside filled with castles and the vibrant gay nightlife in Prague. So it is truly amazing that they have made such a drastic turn-around in their social norms, when much of the West lags behind. This reminds us, we need to take another trip to Prague, it's fantastic. Maybe we'll elope. Hmm, we should find boyfriends first.

Czech government passes same-sex civil unions law [Ceskenoviny]

The Czech parliament has just voted to grant some rights to same-sex couples. It isn’t full marriage yet, but it’s a start for the generally liberal Eastern European country known mainly to Americans as “the place you go after college.”

If approved also by President Vaclav Klaus, the legislation will allow couples who register their partnership with authorities to have inheritance and health care rights similar to those granted now to heterosexual married couples.

The law, however, does not allow marriage or adoption of children by same-sex partners.

We’re booking our trip to Prague as we speak. Oh, and notice how we refrained from any use of the horrid pun “Czech-Mate?” You won’t get that kind of restraint from the AP. Well, at least in the copy.

Czech parliament approves gay partnership rights [Washington Blade]

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