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by Anonymous on June 13th, 2005

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Which countries have legalized gay marriage?

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  • by ggonnigan on June 22nd, 2005

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    In 1989 Denmark became the first country in the world to allow same-sex marriages. In 2000, Denmark passed a law that gives homosexuals couples the right to obtain custody of children by a previous heterosexual marriage.

    Greenland
    Greenland is a self-governing dependency of Denmark. When Denmark became the first country to introduce a partnership law in 1989, Greenland declined to go along with this. In 1994 the parliament changed its mind and requested a royal decree to bring the Danish law into effect. The law became operative in 1996.

    Germany

    Netherlands
    Exactly the same rights as heterosexual couples. Full marriage since 2001..


    Norway
    Same sex marriage is legal and called Registered Domestic Partnership since Aug. 1, 1993. It is virtually the same as Sweden and Denmark. It can be used for mental patient commitment. The Norwegian church does not allow church marriages, but it is very influential as it is a State Church, and it supported the passage, though there is a rural backlash which has caused a church schism.

    Portugal
    March, 2001. Lesbian and gay couples who have lived together for more than two years the same rights as heterosexual couples in common law marriages



    Reference Link:

    http://usmarriagelaws.com/search/alternative_lifestyles/same_sex_marriage/gay_laws_around_the_world_/index.shtml

    Comments

    • Many Canadian provinces also allow same gender marriages (and divorces). BTW the link is broken.

      Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog

      by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on October 7th, 2005

    • Canada has also recently legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. South Africa is on the verge of doing the same.

      AntigoneRising

      by AntigoneRising on October 16th, 2006

    • Nice answer. UK too now.

      Godfather Part II

      by Godfather Part II on October 31st, 2006

    • The countrys that legalize homo marriage must be mad!!!crazy loony people.

      Charmaine Jay

      by Charmaine Jay on November 29th, 2006

    • You say mad crazy loony, we say progressively enlightened...

      Gideon

      by Gideon on November 6th, 2007

    • According to Wikipedia the only countries that allow it and call it marriage are the Netherlands (starting in 2001), Belguim (2002), Canada and Spain (2005), and South Africa (2006). I think you are confusing civil unions with marriage. No disrecpt though.

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on November 7th, 2007

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