The new measure passed by a margin of greater than five-to-one, with support coming from both the governing African National Congress as well as the main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance. A closely divided Spanish parliament legalized same-sex marriage in , guaranteeing identical rights to all married couples regardless of sexual orientation. Vatican officials, as well as the Catholic Spanish Bishops Conference, strongly criticized the law, and large crowds demonstrated in Madrid for and against the measure.
The high court ruled that the lower court judges lacked legal standing to bring the suits. Same-sex couples in Canada gained most of the legal benefits of marriage in when the federal and provincial governments extended common law marriages to gay and lesbian couples. In , the Canadian Parliament passed legislation making same-sex marriage legal nationwide. In , lawmakers defeated an effort by the ruling Conservative Party of Canada to reconsider the issue, leaving the law unchanged. Beginning in , the Belgian parliament offered limited rights to same-sex couples through registered partnerships.
Same-sex couples could register with a city clerk and formally assume joint responsibility for a household. Five years later, in January , the Belgian parliament legalized same-sex marriage, giving gay and lesbian couples the same tax and inheritance rights as heterosexual couples. Support for the law came from both the Flemish-speaking North and the French-speaking South, and the law generated surprisingly little controversy across the country.
The long-dominant Christian Democratic Party, traditionally allied with the Catholic Church, was out of power when the parliament passed the measure. The law allowed the marriages of Belgian same-sex couples and recognized as married those from other countries where same-sex marriage was legal. Those provisions were broadened in to allow any same-sex couple to marry as long as one member of the couple had lived in Belgium for at least three months.
In , the parliament also granted same-sex partners the right to adopt children. In December , the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage when the Dutch parliament passed, by a three-to-one margin, a landmark bill allowing the practice.
The legislation gave same-sex couples the right to marry, divorce and adopt children. The only opposition in parliament came from the Christian Democratic Party, which at the time was not part of the governing coalition. Although Muslim and conservative Christian groups continue to oppose the law, same-sex marriage is widely accepted by the Dutch public.
In , the Mexican Supreme Court issued a ruling making it much easier for gay and lesbian couples to wed. The decision gave same-sex couples the right to seek a court injunction against state laws banning gay marriage; although it did not technically legalize same-sex unions nationwide, it was a major step in that direction.
Since , the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo also has allowed gay marriages. In , the congress of the northern state of Coahuila approved same-sex marriage, and in , neighboring Chihuahua followed suit. About Pew Research Center Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping the world. This allowed same-sex couples to marry, divorce, and adopt children. Finally on April 1, , four same-sex couples married, followed by another that month.
Same-sex couples in Belgium began receiving recognition through registered partnerships in , but it wasn't until that Parliament legalized same-sex marriage. This gave same-sex couples in Belgium the right to marry — which granted them the tax rights that heterosexual couples already enjoyed — and also officially recognized the status of same-sex couples who married in other countries.
In same-sex couples were given the right to adopt children. Despite strong opposition from conservative leaders and the Roman Catholic Church, the Spanish Parliament legalized same-sex marriage in a vote of to This granted same-sex couples inheritance, adoption, and divorce rights.
The country's Socialist Prime Minister at the time, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, proposed the bill shortly after his election in Although the federal government of Canada extended common law marriage rights to same-sex couples in , it wasn't until that the Canadian Parliament legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. When Canada's ruling Conservative Party attempted to re-open the debate in , Parliament voted against the motion. In November , South Africa's highest court ruled that the country's marriage statutes were in violation of the Constitution's equal rights protections and gave the government one year to amend the legal definition of marriage to include same-sex couples.
On Nov. In , same-sex couples in Norway were granted the right to civil unions. Fifteen years later, the government replaced this ruling with a new law allowing same-sex couples to marry, adopt children, and undergo state-funded artificial insemination. The law went into effect the first day of In , the Lutheran Church of Norway, to which nearly three quarters of Norwegians belong, adopted gender-neutral wording that would allow its pastors to conduct same-sex marriages.
Same-sex couples in Sweden could register for civil unions as early as , but in April the Swedish Parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage in both religious and civil ceremonies. Though the law does not require churches to officiate, the Lutheran Church of Sweden voted in October to allow its clergy to conduct same-sex marriages. Adoption rights had already been granted to same-sex couples in , as well as artificial insemination rights in On May 17, Taiwan became the first country in Asia to allow same-sex marriages between gay and lesbian couples.
Demonstrators, LGBTQ rights supporters and protesters filled the streets, awaiting the vote outside the parliament building in Taipei. Ecuador has become the 5th nation in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage.
The country's highest court approved same-sex marriage on June 12, , marking the 50th anniversary of the worldwide gay equality movement.
In October , U. Parliament passed legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. The law went into action on January, 13, and made same-sex marriage legal in the entire United Kingdom. Costa Rica became the first country in Central America to recognize same-sex marriages after a landmark ruling from the country's Supreme Court went into effect on May 26, The law went into effect in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and the service was performed by a notary wearing a mask.
The Swiss Parliament adopted a bill that recognized same-sex marriage on Dec. Follow Statista. Description This chart shows where and since when national laws allow same-sex couples to marry. Download Chart. You will find more infographics at Statista.
Number of countries that permit same-sex marriage , by legal procedure. Number of countries that permit same-sex marriage , by continent. Public opinions on gay marriage in Italy Share of people in favor of gay marriage in Belgium , by religious affiliation. Share of people accepting of gay marriage in the Netherlands
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