Polygamy in Belgium

Surprise, surprise! Via Angry in the Great White North, Belgium, one of the first countries, now has civil unions extended to troikas. According to the Brussels Journal:

Netherlands and Belgium were the first countries to give full marriage rights to homosexuals. In the United States some politicians propose “civil unions� that give homosexual couples the full benefits and responsibilities of marriage. These civil unions differ from marriage only in name.

Meanwhile in the Netherlands polygamy has been legalised in all but name. Last Friday the first civil union of three partners was registered. Victor de Bruijn (46) from Roosendaal “married� both Biance (31) and Mirjam (35) in a ceremony before a notary who duly registered their civil union.

This comes as no surprise, for reasons I’ve outlined as recently as here.