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How many countries is gay marriage legal in?

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  • Rach
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago
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    Not enough :(

    Countries Where Gay Marriage is Legal

    Mexico (since 2006)

    Croatia (since 2003)

    Denmark (since 1989)

    Finland (since 2001)

    France (since 1999)

    Germany (since 2001/expanded rights 2004)

    Hungary (since 1996/expanded rights as of July 1, 2009)

    Iceland (since 1996)

    Sweden (as of May 1, 2009)

    Norway (since 2008)

    Netherlands/Holland (no amendments needed; language of existing laws inclusive)

    Belgium (since 2003)

    Spain (since 2005)

    South Africa (since 2006)

    Luxembourg (since 2004 with limitations)

    New Zealand (since 2004)

    Portugal (since 2001)

    Sweden (since 1995/expanded rights as of April 1, 2009)

    Switzerland (since 2005)

    United Kingdom (since 2005)

    Canada (since 2004/2005 - How to Get Married in Canada)

    United States (some states)

    US States Where Gay Marriage is Legal

    Massachusetts(as of July 2008)

    Connecticut (as of October 10, 2008)

    Iowa (as of April 3, 2009)

    District of Columbia (no gay marriages performed but will recognize the rights of same-sex couples who wed in other jurisdictions)

    Vermont (as of September 1, 2009)

    Maine (as of mid September, 2009)

    New Hampshire (to be signed pending language that respects religious beliefs of opposite-sex couples)

    New York (no gay marriages performed but will recognize the rights of same-sex couples who wed in other jurisdictions)

    New Jersey (as of February 2007)

    Oregon (as of February 4, 2008)

    Washington (as of April 15, 2009)

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