Countries that allow gay marriage

In April , the Constitutional Court declared the law to be constitutionally valid. Prior to the same-sex marriage law, a number of local jurisdictions, including the nation's capital, Buenos Aires, had enacted laws allowing gays and lesbians to enter into civil unions.

Same-Sex Marriage Around the World

The law passed in the National Assembly and received royal assent from King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Parliament in the small mountainous country between France and Spain voted to legalize same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage became legal through a separate process in Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, in A court ruling made Ecuador the fifth South American country to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed.

Marriage Equality Around the World

This page is based on a review of legislation and judicial decisions recognizing same-sex marriage. It does not identify countries that recognize other kinds of relationships between same-sex couples, such as civil unions, registered partnerships or domestic partnerships. We note that processes for obtaining a marriage license for same-sex couples in some countries differ across localities, such as in Mexico where, in light of a constitutional court ruling, some states have enacted marriage equality while, in other states, same-sex couples must seek an amparo from a federal court to obtain a license.

Cohabitation is common in South America, and is even on the rise. In the majority of countries, there is no distinction between same-sex or heterosexual cohabiting couples. Brazil introduced helpful legislation for unmarried couples which covers everyone, regardless of whether you are gay or straight.