The lower house of the Czech Parliament on Wednesday rejected a bid to legalize same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples in the European Union country of 10.5 million have been able to register a civil partnership since 2006. However, couples are not able to adopt children jointly, own property together or receive widows’ and widowers’ pensions. Lawmakers agreed on Wednesday to allow joint adoption only if one of the partners is a biological parent. The Jsme Fer (We are Fair) group, which campaigns for same-sex marriage, said it was a “sad day for justice and equality in our country,” the group wro…