73 countries where homosexuality is Updated Sept. 6, 2018 Gay sex is no longer as widely criminalized as it used to be, but a total of 73 nations still have laws against it.
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But it only offers civil unions for same-sex couples—a policy that separates the nation from England, Scotland, and Wales, all of which have equal marriage laws.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Friday that all U.S. states must recognize same-sex marriages in a historic victory for LGBT rights. In light of the decision, here is a list of 21 other countries
The Netherlands was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in December 2000. The 2015 Supreme Court ruling on Obergefell v.Hodges made same-sex marriage legal in the U.S. after a sweeping
In November 2015, the National LGBT Taskforce of Israel petitioned the Supreme Court of Israel to allow same-sex marriage in the country, arguing that the refusal of the rabbinical court to recognise same-sex marriage should not prevent civil courts from performing same-sex marriages.
Growing support for same-sex marriage. The number of countries that legalize gay marriage keep growing. In Slovenia, a bill to legalize same-sex marriage has been pending since March 2015. A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in Finland was approved in 2014 and is due to take effect in 2017.
Of the countries that recognise and perform same-sex marriages some still allow couples to enter civil unions, e.g. Benelux countries, France and the United Kingdom, whereas Germany, Ireland and the Nordic countries have terminated their pre-marriage civil union legislation so that existing unions remain but new ones are not possible.
Dec 07, 2017 · The 2003 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 2004 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.
People fighting for same-sex marriage rights around the world had a huge year in 2017. Australia, Malta, and Germany legalized same-sex marriage last year. Australia was the latest country to join