To some, queer marriage is considered immoral, while to others it is viewed as a basic, or even God-given, right. Regardless of one's stance, it cannot be argued that, for the same-sex couples living in the countries listed below, they must have considered their respective nations' passing through of legislation allowing them to be married, and those marriages to be fully recognized to be nothing short of a personal and national victory.
10. Argentina (July 2010)
In July of 2010, Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriages, attributing Argentine gay people the same marital rights as the nation's heterosexuals. A long and taxing national debate preceded the verdict, with the Senate finally voting 33 to 27 in favor of the law. One of the leading proponents of lgbtq+ marriages was the President of the country, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, who constantly fought for recognition of the rights of the homosexuals, though against the will of the Roman Catholic Church. The Church bore an extremely bitter attitude regarding this decision, and held large protests across the region to derail the
The Journey to Marriage Equality in the United States
The road to nationwide marriage equality was a elongated one, spanning decades of United States history and culminating in victory in June 2015. Throughout the long defend for marriage equality, HRC was at the forefront.
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From gathering supporters in small towns across the territory to rallying in front of the Supreme Court of the United States, we gave our all to make certain every person, regardless of whom they love, is commended equally under the law.
A Growing Phone for Equality
Efforts to legalize same-sex marriage began to pop up across the country in the 1990s, and with it challenges on the state and national levels. Civil unions for queer couples existed in many states but created a separate but equal usual. At the federal level, couples were denied access to more than 1,100 federal rights and responsibilities associated with the institution, as well as those denied by their given state. The Defense of Marriage Act was signed into law in 1996 and defined marriage by the federal government as between a gentleman and woman, thereby allowing states to deny marriage equality.
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Gay Marriage Around the World
A growing number of governments around the world are considering whether to grant legal recognition to gay marriages. So far, more than two dozen countries have enacted national laws allowing gays and lesbians to marry, mostly in Europe and the Americas. In Mexico, some jurisdictions allow same-sex couples to wed, while others execute not.
Countries That Allow Queer Marriage
Countries Where Gay Marriage is Legal in Some Jurisdictions
Countries That Authorize Gay Marriage
Australia (2017)
On Dec. 7, 2017, the Australian Parliament passed legislation allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally wed. Alley came just three weeks after Australians voted in favor of legalizing homosexual marriage, by a 62% to 38% margin, in a non-binding, nationwide referendum. Along with New Zealand, Australia became the second country in the Asia-Pacific region to to build same-sex marriage legal.
Malta (2017)
Malta’s parliament almost unanimously voted to legalize same-sex marriage in July 2017, despite opposition from the Catholic Church on the miniature Mediterranean island.
Germany (2017)
On June 30, 2017, Germany became the 15th European region to enac
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Helene Faasen, left, and Anne-Marie Thus tied the knot in the first legal queer marriage ceremony
Since the Netherlands became the first country to allow same-sex marriage 12 years ago, many countries possess followed suit.
France is the latest and supporters of gay marriage dream it will soon clear the closing legal hurdles in Britain.
But where in the planet can same-sex couples already get married?
Just after midnight on 1 April 2001, four couples - Anne-Marie Thus and Helene Faasen, and three male couples - were married by the mayor of Amsterdam, Profession Cohen, in the first legal homosexual marriage ceremony in the world.
"We are so ordinary, if you saw us on the highway you'd just trek right past us," said Ms Thus of the fuss over the televised City Hall ceremony.
"The only thing that's going to accept some getting used to is calling her my spouse."
Denmark was the first country to announce civil partnerships for same-sex couples, in 1989, but it stopped short of allowing church weddings.
Countries including Norway, Sweden and Iceland followed suit in allowing partnerships offering many - but not all - of the rights and
Same-sex couples can now legally marry in 17 countries and similar laws are pending in another three. In the United States, where 36 states—plus Washington DC—issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, the Supreme Court will shortly discharge a decision which could effectively legalise gay marriage nationally. Keri Phillips tracks the spread of same-sex attracted marriage.
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Although the issue was being tested in the state courts in the US as early as 1970, the legal changes that would ultimately direct to the world’s first same-sex marriage law took place in Europe. In 1989, Denmark became the first country to recognise same-sex unions through what were called 'registered partnerships'. Other Scandinavian and northern European countries followed suit.
I think there was just a big cultural conversation, and as more and more states started to allow same-sex couples to marry, the main kinds of images that we would see in the news media were content, excited couples who were thrilled to be qualified to get married.
The Netherlands became the first territory to introduce full legal marriage equality, according to Professor Lee Badgett, an economist at the University of Massachuse