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Greece
- On February 15, 2024, Greece became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex marriage. The landmark ruling came after the Greek parliament voted 176 for and 76 against the proposed bill. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted that they are "proud to become the 16th (European Union) country to legislate marriage equality,” and declared it "a milestone for human rights, reflecting today’s Greece — a progressive, and democratic country, passionately committed to European values.”
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Estonia
- The first Baltic and central European country joined the list when Estonia's parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage, by 55 votes to 34. Speaking to Reuters after the vote on June 20, 2023, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said her message to central Europe was that “it’s a difficult fight, but marriage and love is something that you have to promote." The law came into effect on January 1, 2024.
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Slovenia
- As of October 4, 2022, Slovenia became the first Eastern European country to legalize same-sex marriage following a parliamentary vote. Forty-eight members of parliament voted in favor of the amendment that would allow same-sex couples to marry and have children, while 29 voted against it and one person abstained. The vote was held as a result of a high court ruling in July that determined that the country's previous laws discriminated against same-sex couples and needed to be updated. Before the vote, Slovenia’s State Secretary Simon Maljevac said, “With these changes, we are recognizing the rights of same-sex couples that they should have had for a long time."
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Cuba
- In September of 2022, Cuba finally recognized same-sex marriage rights after a historic national referendum in which Cubans voted in favor of a family code which also increased protections to women, children, and the elderly, while also allowing LGBTQ couples to adopt. The country’s National Electoral Council announced on September 26 that 74.1% of those eligible to vote had turned out to cast their ballot, and the results signaled an overwhelming support for the new law which is a win for so many minorities.
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Andorra
- Andorra became the 33rd country to recognize same-sex marriage rights, as lawmakers in the tiny nation of just 77,000 voted unanimously to allow same-sex couples access to civil marriage on July 21. In 2014, same-sex couples were allowed to form civil unions in Andorra, and in 2020 the bill to recognize same-sex marriages was introduced but pushed back in parliament 10 times until it finally passed in 2022. The new law essentially turns civil unions into civil marriages, eliminating the differences between them. The bill also creates a system for transgender people to change names and gender markers on legal documents without having to provide proof of medical care.
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Chile
- The legalization of same-sex marriage was proposed in Chile back in 2017, and on December 7, 2021, the bill finally passed. It was voted in by the country's congress with an overwhelming majority. Same-sex civil unions had been recognized in Chile since 2015, but this new bill grants same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, including the ability to adopt children.
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Switzerland
- Switzerland joined the list after 64.1% of the country voted to allow same-sex couples to marry in a nationwide referendum on September 26, 2021. Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said on Twitter that the government would implement the “Marriage for All” measure quickly, hopefully taking effect on July 1, 2022. The measure will also put same-sex partners on an equal legal footing with heterosexual couples by allowing them to adopt children and use regulated sperm banks, and by facilitating citizenship for same-sex spouses.
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Costa Rica
- On May 26, 2020, Costa Rica became the first country in Central America to recognize and perform same-sex marriages. This was the result of a Supreme Court ruling.
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Northern Ireland - On October 22, 2019, Northern Ireland joined the rest of the United Kingdom in legalizing same-sex marriage. The bill making this possible passed in parliament and received royal assent on July 24, 2019.
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Ecuador
- Following a high court ruling, same-sex marriage is legal across Ecuador as of June 12, 2019.
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Taiwan - Taiwan became the first Asian country to permit same-sex marriage following a parliamentary vote on May 17, 2019.
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Austria - Following a high court ruling that was not opposed by parliament, same-sex marriage became legal in Austria on January 1, 2019.
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Australia
- In December 2017, parliament passed legislation allowing for same-sex marriage. Three weeks earlier, a majority of Australians had voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in a nationwide non-binding postal plebiscite.
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Germany - In June 2017, parliament voted 393-226 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. By the following October, same-sex marriage was legal in the country.
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Malta - The country's parliament voted, almost unanimously, to legalize same-sex marriage in July 2017. The decision went into effect the following September.
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Finland - While a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the country was passed in late 2014, it only went into effect on March 1, 2017.
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Colombia - In April 2016, Colombia's Constitutional Court voted 6-3 in favor of allowing same-sex marriage.
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Greenland
- As an autonomous territory of Denmark, Greenland was not subject to the former's 2012 decision to legalize same-sex marriage. Instead, legislators in Greenland passed a bill to this effect in May 2015, and same-sex marriage was legal in the country by April 2016.
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USA - In June 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision to legalize same-sex marriage across the country.
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Ireland - Ireland was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage through popular referendum, this in May 2015.
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Luxembourg - Same-sex marriage has been legal in the country since January 1, 2015, following parliamentary approval of a bill that also allowed same-sex couples to adopt children.
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Scotland - Same-sex couples have been allowed to wed in Scotland since December 2014, following a February 2014 parliamentary vote.
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New Zealand
- Following parliamentary approval in April 2013, New Zealand became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. The decision came into effect the following August.
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England and Wales - Same-sex marriage came into force in England and Wales in March 2014. The July 2013 parliamentary win that led to this did not apply to semi-autonomous Scotland, nor Northern Ireland (though both countries have since legalized equal marriage).
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Brazil - Brazil’s National Council of Justice ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in May 2013.
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France - In May 2013, France’s highest court ruled that a bill passed by the National Assembly and the Senate, but challenged by the UMP (the conservative opposition party), was, in fact, constitutional. The bill also gave same-sex couples the right to adopt children.
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Uruguay - Same-sex couples have been able to wed in Uruguay since August 2013, after the country's Senate and Congress passed a bill to this effect several months earlier.
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Denmark - Same-sex marriage has been legal in Denmark since June 2012, this after parliamentary approval and royal assent.
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Argentina
- In July 2010, Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage, after a bill was passed in both houses of the Argentine legislature. The passage of the law also granted married same-sex couples the right to adopt children.
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Portugal - Same-sex marriage came into force in Portugal in June 2010. This was after the measure passed in parliament and was reviewed by the Constitutional Court on then-President Anibal Cavaco Silva's request.
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Iceland - Same-sex marriage has been legal and in effect in Iceland since June 2010. Significantly, no legislator voted against the bill.
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Sweden - By parliamentary approval a month earlier, same-sex marriage has been legal in Sweden since May 2009.
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Norway
- Norway was the first Scandinavian country to legalize same-sex marriage. Passed in parliament in June 2008, same-sex marriage officially became legal in the country on January 1, 2009.
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South Africa
- South Africa was the first and still only African country to legalize same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples have been able to wed in the country since November 2006, thanks to a process that involved the high courts and parliament.
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Canada
- Canada became the first country in North America to legalize same-sex marriage, this back in July 2005 via parliamentary vote.
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Spain - Same-sex marriage has been legal in Spain since passing in parliament in June 2005. The law took effect the following month.
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Belgium - Same-sex marriage went into effect in Belgium in June 2003, this following a successful parliamentary vote several months earlier.
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Netherlands
- In December 2000, the Netherlands became both the first European country and the first nation in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. The parliamentary decision officially went into effect in April 2001, also permitting adoption by same-sex couples. See also: Same-sex parents and their adorable kids Follow us on MSN
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Greece
- On February 15, 2024, Greece became the first Orthodox Christian country to legalize same-sex marriage. The landmark ruling came after the Greek parliament voted 176 for and 76 against the proposed bill. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tweeted that they are "proud to become the 16th (European Union) country to legislate marriage equality,” and declared it "a milestone for human rights, reflecting today’s Greece — a progressive, and democratic country, passionately committed to European values.”
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Estonia
- The first Baltic and central European country joined the list when Estonia's parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage, by 55 votes to 34. Speaking to Reuters after the vote on June 20, 2023, Prime Minister Kaja Kallas said her message to central Europe was that “it’s a difficult fight, but marriage and love is something that you have to promote." The law came into effect on January 1, 2024.
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Slovenia
- As of October 4, 2022, Slovenia became the first Eastern European country to legalize same-sex marriage following a parliamentary vote. Forty-eight members of parliament voted in favor of the amendment that would allow same-sex couples to marry and have children, while 29 voted against it and one person abstained. The vote was held as a result of a high court ruling in July that determined that the country's previous laws discriminated against same-sex couples and needed to be updated. Before the vote, Slovenia’s State Secretary Simon Maljevac said, “With these changes, we are recognizing the rights of same-sex couples that they should have had for a long time."
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Cuba
- In September of 2022, Cuba finally recognized same-sex marriage rights after a historic national referendum in which Cubans voted in favor of a family code which also increased protections to women, children, and the elderly, while also allowing LGBTQ couples to adopt. The country’s National Electoral Council announced on September 26 that 74.1% of those eligible to vote had turned out to cast their ballot, and the results signaled an overwhelming support for the new law which is a win for so many minorities.
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Andorra
- Andorra became the 33rd country to recognize same-sex marriage rights, as lawmakers in the tiny nation of just 77,000 voted unanimously to allow same-sex couples access to civil marriage on July 21. In 2014, same-sex couples were allowed to form civil unions in Andorra, and in 2020 the bill to recognize same-sex marriages was introduced but pushed back in parliament 10 times until it finally passed in 2022. The new law essentially turns civil unions into civil marriages, eliminating the differences between them. The bill also creates a system for transgender people to change names and gender markers on legal documents without having to provide proof of medical care.
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Chile
- The legalization of same-sex marriage was proposed in Chile back in 2017, and on December 7, 2021, the bill finally passed. It was voted in by the country's congress with an overwhelming majority. Same-sex civil unions had been recognized in Chile since 2015, but this new bill grants same-sex couples the same rights as heterosexual couples, including the ability to adopt children.
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Switzerland
- Switzerland joined the list after 64.1% of the country voted to allow same-sex couples to marry in a nationwide referendum on September 26, 2021. Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter said on Twitter that the government would implement the “Marriage for All” measure quickly, hopefully taking effect on July 1, 2022. The measure will also put same-sex partners on an equal legal footing with heterosexual couples by allowing them to adopt children and use regulated sperm banks, and by facilitating citizenship for same-sex spouses.
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Costa Rica
- On May 26, 2020, Costa Rica became the first country in Central America to recognize and perform same-sex marriages. This was the result of a Supreme Court ruling.
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Northern Ireland - On October 22, 2019, Northern Ireland joined the rest of the United Kingdom in legalizing same-sex marriage. The bill making this possible passed in parliament and received royal assent on July 24, 2019.
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Ecuador
- Following a high court ruling, same-sex marriage is legal across Ecuador as of June 12, 2019.
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Taiwan - Taiwan became the first Asian country to permit same-sex marriage following a parliamentary vote on May 17, 2019.
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Austria - Following a high court ruling that was not opposed by parliament, same-sex marriage became legal in Austria on January 1, 2019.
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Australia
- In December 2017, parliament passed legislation allowing for same-sex marriage. Three weeks earlier, a majority of Australians had voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in a nationwide non-binding postal plebiscite.
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Germany - In June 2017, parliament voted 393-226 in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. By the following October, same-sex marriage was legal in the country.
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Malta - The country's parliament voted, almost unanimously, to legalize same-sex marriage in July 2017. The decision went into effect the following September.
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Finland - While a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in the country was passed in late 2014, it only went into effect on March 1, 2017.
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Colombia - In April 2016, Colombia's Constitutional Court voted 6-3 in favor of allowing same-sex marriage.
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Greenland
- As an autonomous territory of Denmark, Greenland was not subject to the former's 2012 decision to legalize same-sex marriage. Instead, legislators in Greenland passed a bill to this effect in May 2015, and same-sex marriage was legal in the country by April 2016.
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USA - In June 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision to legalize same-sex marriage across the country.
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Ireland - Ireland was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage through popular referendum, this in May 2015.
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Luxembourg - Same-sex marriage has been legal in the country since January 1, 2015, following parliamentary approval of a bill that also allowed same-sex couples to adopt children.
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Scotland - Same-sex couples have been allowed to wed in Scotland since December 2014, following a February 2014 parliamentary vote.
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New Zealand
- Following parliamentary approval in April 2013, New Zealand became the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage. The decision came into effect the following August.
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England and Wales - Same-sex marriage came into force in England and Wales in March 2014. The July 2013 parliamentary win that led to this did not apply to semi-autonomous Scotland, nor Northern Ireland (though both countries have since legalized equal marriage).
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Brazil - Brazil’s National Council of Justice ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in May 2013.
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France - In May 2013, France’s highest court ruled that a bill passed by the National Assembly and the Senate, but challenged by the UMP (the conservative opposition party), was, in fact, constitutional. The bill also gave same-sex couples the right to adopt children.
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Uruguay - Same-sex couples have been able to wed in Uruguay since August 2013, after the country's Senate and Congress passed a bill to this effect several months earlier.
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Denmark - Same-sex marriage has been legal in Denmark since June 2012, this after parliamentary approval and royal assent.
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Argentina
- In July 2010, Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage, after a bill was passed in both houses of the Argentine legislature. The passage of the law also granted married same-sex couples the right to adopt children.
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Portugal - Same-sex marriage came into force in Portugal in June 2010. This was after the measure passed in parliament and was reviewed by the Constitutional Court on then-President Anibal Cavaco Silva's request.
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Iceland - Same-sex marriage has been legal and in effect in Iceland since June 2010. Significantly, no legislator voted against the bill.
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Sweden - By parliamentary approval a month earlier, same-sex marriage has been legal in Sweden since May 2009.
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Norway
- Norway was the first Scandinavian country to legalize same-sex marriage. Passed in parliament in June 2008, same-sex marriage officially became legal in the country on January 1, 2009.
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South Africa
- South Africa was the first and still only African country to legalize same-sex marriage. Same-sex couples have been able to wed in the country since November 2006, thanks to a process that involved the high courts and parliament.
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Canada
- Canada became the first country in North America to legalize same-sex marriage, this back in July 2005 via parliamentary vote.
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Spain - Same-sex marriage has been legal in Spain since passing in parliament in June 2005. The law took effect the following month.
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Belgium - Same-sex marriage went into effect in Belgium in June 2003, this following a successful parliamentary vote several months earlier.
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Netherlands
- In December 2000, the Netherlands became both the first European country and the first nation in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. The parliamentary decision officially went into effect in April 2001, also permitting adoption by same-sex couples. See also: Same-sex parents and their adorable kids Follow us on MSN
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Every country where same-sex marriage is legal
Thailand's lower house passes same-sex marriage bill
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Of the planet’s 195 countries, only 36 have legalized same-sex marriage. By contrast, same-sex sexual activity is illegal in over 60 countries across the globe.
The world has undoubtedly come a long way since the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2000. Canada became the first North American country to do so (in 2005); South Africa the first, and still only, in Africa (2006); Norway was the first Scandinavian country (2009); Argentina the first in Latin America (2010); New Zealand the first Asia-Pacific country (2013); and in May 2019, Taiwan became the first Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage. Add to this more than 20 other examples, all with their own intricacies, from court rulings to parliamentary votes.
Thailand is well on its way to becoming the first country in Southeast Asia to pass a marriage equality law. On March 27, the Thai House of Representatives passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage, with a majority of 400 votes in favor and only10 against. While this is a major step, the bill still needs to be passed by the Senate and approved by King Rama X. This means it could be several months before marriage equality becomes a reality in Thailand. The country is aiming to solidify its reputation as the most LGBTQ+ friendly nation in the region and is campaigning to host WorldPride 2028.
For a rainbow-paved tour of the world, click through the following gallery and discover all the countries where same-sex marriage is legal.
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