sentences:  In the past, Portugal had been forced to pay a fine due to homophobic statements from a court that ruled against a gay father's right for his daughter's custody.The European Court of Human Rights received the case and ruled in favour of the father in 1999, demanding the custody back to him and issuing a penalty for the country.On 17 May 2013, Parliament rejected a bill allowing same-sex couples to adopt children, in a 104–77 vote.