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Same-sex adoption.
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| COUNTRY | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|
| Andorra | Legal since 2005 |
| Argentina | Legal since 2010. |
| Austria | / Biological step-child adoption only |
| Belgium | Yes (since 2006) |
| Brazil | Single gay persons explicitly accepted since 1996, Legal since 2010. |
| Bulgaria | Single gay persons may adopt |
| Canada | / Varies by province and territory. |
| Chile | / Single gay persons may adopt |
| Colombia | single person, no matter her/his sexual orientation may adopt. First case of step-child adoption, Court ordered. |
| Croatia | Only single gay person may adopt (institution similar to biological step-child adoption proposed) |
| Cyprus | No |
| Czech Republic | Single gay persons may adopt |
| Denmark | Yes (since 2010) |
| Ecuador | (Constitutional ban) |
| Estonia | Only married couples can adopt |
| Finland | / Step-child adoption only (full joint adoption under consideration) |
| France | Yes (since 2013) |
| Gambia | No specific prohibition |
| Germany | / Biological or successive step-child adoption only (full joint adoption proposed) |
| Greece | No |
| Honduras | (Constitutional ban) |
| Hungary | No |
| Iceland | Legal since 2006 |
| Ireland | Single gay persons may adopt. Step Child adoption under consideration. |
| Israel | / step adoptions prohibited |
| Italy | Only married couples can adopt |
| Latvia | Only married couples can adopt |
| Lithuania | Only married couples can adopt |
| Luxembourg | Single gay persons may adopt (joint adoption under consideration) |
| Malta | No (under consideration) |
| Mexico | / Joint adoption legal in Mexico City (2010) and Coahuila (2014). |
| Nepal | Under consideration |
| Netherlands | Yes |
| Norway | Legal since 2009 |
| Poland | Single gay persons may adopt |
| Portugal | Single gay persons may adopt |
| Romania | No |
| Slovakia | No |
| Slovenia | No, (proposed) |
| South Africa | Legal since 2002 (joint and step-parent) |
| Spain | Yes |
| Sweden | Yes (since 2003) |
| Switzerland | / Biological step-child adoption only. |
| Tanzania | A couple must be married to adopt a child jointly. |
| United Kingdom | Yes (since 2002 in England and Wales, 2009 in Scotland and 2013 in Northern Ireland) |
| United States | / Single gay persons may adopt, laws on couples vary by state |
| Uruguay | Legal since 2009. |
| Venezuela | (Constitutional ban) |
