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Culture > Sexuality > Homosexuality > Same-sex marriage: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Same-sex marriage.

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COUNTRY
DESCRIPTION
ArgentinaArgentina Legal since 2010.
AustriaAustria No
BelarusBelarus Constitutional ban since 1994.
BelgiumBelgium Yes (since 2003)
BoliviaBolivia (Constitutional ban)
BrazilBrazil Legal since 2011 (given interpretation of "stable union" legislation), Nationwide since 2013
BulgariaBulgaria No, constitutional ban
Burkina FasoBurkina Faso Constitutional ban since 1991
BurundiBurundi Constitutional ban since 2005
CambodiaCambodia Technically prohibited, though there has been at least one recorded case of a legally registered and recognized same-sex marriage
CanadaCanada Legal since 2003, Mandatory legal status nationwide since 2005
ChileChile (Proposed , currently under consideration)
ColombiaColombia / Judges are able to marry same-sex couples using a 2011 Court Ruling.
CroatiaCroatia No, constitutional ban
CyprusCyprus No
Czech RepublicCzech Republic No
DenmarkDenmark Yes (since 2012)
EcuadorEcuador (Constitutional ban)
EstoniaEstonia No
FinlandFinland No (under consideration)
FranceFrance Yes (since 2013)
GermanyGermany No (proposed)
GreeceGreece No
HondurasHonduras (Constitutional ban)
HungaryHungary No, constitutional ban
IcelandIceland Legal since 2010
IndiaIndia No explicit recognition.
IrelandIreland No (proposed)
IsraelIsrael Cannot be performed in the country, but foreign same-sex marriages are recognised
ItalyItaly No
KenyaKenya Constitution since 2010 specifically mentions only opposite sex marriage
LatviaLatvia No, constitutional ban
LithuaniaLithuania No, constitutional ban
LuxembourgLuxembourg No (under consideration)
MaltaMalta No
MexicoMexico / Legal in Mexico City (2010) and Quintana Roo (2012).
MoldovaMoldova Constitutional ban since 1994.
MontenegroMontenegro Constitutional ban since 2007.
NepalNepal Under consideration
NetherlandsNetherlands Yes (since 2001)
NorwayNorway Legal since 2009
ParaguayParaguay (Constitutional ban since 1992)
PolandPoland No, constitutional ban
PortugalPortugal Yes (since 2010)
RomaniaRomania No
RwandaRwanda Constitutional ban in Article 26 since 2003
SerbiaSerbia Constitution defines marriage as "a union between a man and a woman"
SlovakiaSlovakia No
SloveniaSlovenia No
South AfricaSouth Africa Legal since 2006
South SudanSouth Sudan Constitutional ban since 2011
SpainSpain Yes (since 2005)
SwedenSweden Yes (since 2009)
SwitzerlandSwitzerland (proposed)
UgandaUganda Constitutional ban since 2005
UkraineUkraine Constitution defines marriage as "a union between a man and a woman"
United KingdomUnited Kingdom / ( Since 2013 in England and Wales. Under consideration in Scotland, not in Northern Ireland )
United StatesUnited States / Varies by state, recognized by federal gov't . (Legal in California , Connecticut , Delaware , Hawaii , Illinois , Iowa , Maine , Maryland , Massachusetts , Minnesota , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New Mexico , New York , Rhode Island , Vermont , Washington , Eight Native American Tribal Jurisdictions and the District of Columbia ; recognized in Oregon and Kentucky )
UruguayUruguay Legal since 2013.
VenezuelaVenezuela (Constitutional ban)
VietnamVietnam (Proposed for 2014)
ZimbabweZimbabwe Constitutional ban since 2013

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