The news is that gay marriages are on the rise in the Czech Republic, but if the numbers are to be believed then it would seem that most Czech gays aren’t seeing the benefits of marriage.

Czech homosexuals celebrated an important victory in March of 2006. After seven years of intensive lobbying the Czech Parliament finally passed a law on same-sex partnerships.

So what’s it like now for gays in the Czech Republic when it comes to marriage and the assorted rights and duties that come with it?

Here’s a couple of stories:

- Gay marriages on the rise

- Almost 500 Czech same sex couples married