The committee recommended the draft bill for adoption in the first reading.Neither same-sex marriages nor civil partnerships are currently recognized by Ukrainian law. However, given the number of soldiers identifying as part of the LGBTQ community that are fighting in the war, many lawmakers are recognizing the importance of granting legal rights to such couples.According to the proposed bill, the status of civil partners, if passed, will equate to a relationship between close relatives. Same-sex couples will have mutual rights and obligations as heterosexual couples when it comes to property ownership, inheritance, social protection, and rights in case of the death or disappearance of a partner serving in the armed forces, but will not be able to adopt children together or take custody of them.In March 2023, Lawmaker Inna Sovsun, who is part of the Holos (Voice) political faction, announced that she had submitted a draft law on the registration of same-sex couples as civil partners.