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The Gay Marriage World Map [Infographic] by the team at NeoMam

The Gay Marriage World Map – Research

Although gay marriage has been embraced by a proportion of the world since it was first made legal in the Netherlands 12 years ago, there is a still a large number of countries where same sex unions are outlawed, met with imprisonment, and in some cases subject to the death penalty.

Africa

Country Status on Gay and Lesbian Marriages Algeria Homosexuality Criminalized Angola Homosexuality Criminalized Benin No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Botswana Homosexuality Criminalized Burkina Faso No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Burundi Homosexuality Criminalized Cameroon Homosexuality Criminalized Cape Verde No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Central African Republic No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Chad No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Comoros Homosexuality Criminalized Republic of the Congo No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Ivory Coast No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Democratic Republic of the Congo No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Djibouti No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Egypt Homosexuality Criminalized Equatorial Guinea No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Eritrea Homosexuality Criminalized Ethiopia Homosexuality Criminalized Gabon No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Gambia Homosexuality Criminalized Ghana Homosexuality Criminalized Guinea Homosexuality Criminalized Guinea Bissau No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Kenya Homosexuality Criminalized Lesotho No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Liberia Homosexuality Criminalized Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Homosexuality Criminalized Madagascar No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Malawi Homosexuality Criminalized Mali No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Mauritania Death Penalty for Homosexuality Mauritius Homosexuality Criminalized. Morocco Homosexuality Criminalized Mozambique Homosexuality Criminalized Namibia Homosexuality Criminalized Niger No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Nigeria Homosexuality Criminalized Rwanda No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Sao Tome and Principe Homosexuality Criminalized Senegal Homosexuality Criminalized Seychelles Homosexuality Criminalized Sierra Leone Homosexuality Criminalized Somalia Homosexuality Criminalized South Africa Gay Marriage Legal South Sudan Homosexuality Criminalized Sudan Death Penalty for Homosexuality Swaziland Homosexuality Criminalized Togo Homosexuality Criminalized Tunisia Homosexuality Criminalized Uganda Homosexuality Criminalized United Republic of Tanzania Homosexuality Criminalized Zambia Homosexuality Criminalized Zimbabwe Homosexuality Criminalized

South Africa is the only country where gay marriage is legal.

Over 3,500 same sex marriages or civil unions have taken place in South Africa.

Asia

Country Status on Gay and Lesbian Marriages Afghanistan Homosexuality Criminalized Bahrain No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Bangladesh Homosexuality Criminalized Bhutan Homosexuality Criminalized Brunei Homosexuality Criminalized Cambodia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality China No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality East Timor No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality India No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Indonesia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Iran Death Penalty for Homosexuality Iraq No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Israel Same sex marriages recognized Japan No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Jordan No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Kazakhstan No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Kuwait Homosexuality Criminalized Kyrgyzstan No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Laos No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Lebanon Homosexuality Criminalized Malaysia Homosexuality Criminalized Maldives Homosexuality Criminalized Mongolia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Myanmar Homosexuality Criminalized Nepal No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality North Korea No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Oman Homosexuality Criminalized Pakistan Homosexuality Criminalized Palestine Gaza Homosexuality Criminalized Palestine West Bank No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Philippines No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Qatar Homosexuality Criminalized Saudi Arabia Death Penalty for Homosexuality Singapore Homosexuality Criminalized South Korea No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Sri Lanka Homosexuality Criminalized Syria Homosexuality Criminalized Taiwan No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Tajikistan No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Thailand No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Turkmenistan Homosexuality Criminalized United Arab Emirates Homosexuality Criminalized Uzbekistan Homosexuality Criminalized Vietnam No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Yemen Death Penalty for Homosexuality

Israel is the only Asian country where same sex marriage is recognized, however, no same sex marriages or unions can take place.

Oceania

Country Status on Gay and Lesbian Marriages Australia Same Sex union (Marriage allowed in one territory) Cook Island Homosexuality Criminalized Fiji No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Kiribati Homosexuality Criminalized Marshall Island No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Micronesia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Nauru Homosexuality Criminalized New Zealand Gay Marriage Legal Niue No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Palau Homosexuality Criminalized Papua New Guinea Homosexuality Criminalized Samoa Homosexuality Criminalized Solomon Island Homosexuality Criminalized Tokelau No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Tonga Homosexuality Criminalized Tuvalu Homosexuality Criminalized Vanuatu No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality

82 same-sex weddings have taken place in New Zealand (as of Sep 2013)

3 states in Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania, and Victoria) allow same sex civil unions, with the Australian Capital Territory being the only territory that allows for same sex marriages.

South and Central America

Country Status on Gay and Lesbian Marriages Argentina Gay Marriage Legal Belize Homosexuality Criminalized Bolivia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Brazil Gay Marriage Legal Costa Rica No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Chile No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Colombia Same Sex union Ecuador No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality El Salvador No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Guatemala No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Falkland Islands No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality French Guiana Gay Marriage Legal Guyana Homosexuality Criminalized Honduras No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Nicaragua No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Panama No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Paraguay No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Peru No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Suriname No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Uruguay Gay Marriage Legal Venezuela No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality

4 countries have legalized gay marriages, with Argentina being the first in 2010. Buenos Aires in Argentina had allowed for same sex unions since 2002.

North America

Country Status on Gay and Lesbian Marriages Bermuda No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Canada Gay Marriage Legal Greenland Same Sex union Mexico Same Sex union (Same Sex Marriage in Certain Parts) Saint Pierre and Miquelon Gay Marriage Legal United States of America Gay Marriage Legal (in 15 states*)

An estimated 71,156 legal same sex marriages have taken place in the USA (as of June 2013).

Over 700 same sex unions have taken place in Mexico City.

2005 – Canada became the first non-European country to legalize gay and lesbian marriages.

2003 – Massachusetts became the first state in the USA to allow gay and lesbian couples the right to marry and 14 other states have followed since.

*Design note: please shade these states in accordingly: Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Washington, and Hawaii.

Caribbean Islands

Caribbean Island Status on Gay and Lesbian Marriages Anguilla No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Antigua and Bermuda Homosexuality Criminalized Aruba No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Barbados Homosexuality Criminalized Bahamas No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality British Virgin Islands No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Cuba No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Curacao No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Dominica Homosexuality Criminalized Dominican Republic No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Grenada Homosexuality Criminalized Guadeloupe Gay Marriage Legal Haiti No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Jamaica Homosexuality Criminalized Martinique Gay Marriage Legal Montserrat No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Puerto Rico No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Saba Gay Marriage Legal Saint Barthelemy Gay Marriage Legal St Kitts and Nevis Homosexuality Criminalized St Lucia Homosexuality Criminalized Saint Martin Gay Marriage Legal St Vincent and the Grenadines Homosexuality Criminalized Sint Eustatius No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Sint Maarten No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Trinidad and Tobago Homosexuality Criminalized Turks and Caicos Islands No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality United States and Virgin Islands No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality

In the Caribbean Islands:

19 Islands where homosexuality is legal

5 Islands allow for legalized gay and lesbian marriages

Europe

Country Status on Gay and Lesbian Marriages Albania No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Andorra Same Sex union Armenia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Austria Same Sex union Azerbaijan No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Belarus No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Belgium Gay Marriage Legal Bosnia and Herzegovina No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Bulgaria No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Croatia Same Sex union Cyprus No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Czech Republic Same Sex union Denmark Gay Marriage Legal Estonia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Finland Same Sex union France Gay Marriage Legal Georgia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Germany Same Sex union Greece No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Hungary Same Sex union Iceland Gay Marriage Legal Italy No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Kosovo No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Latvia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Liechtenstein Same Sex union Lithuania No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Luxembourg Same Sex union Macedonia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Malta No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Moldova No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Monaco No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Montenegro No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality The Netherlands Gay Marriage Legal Norway Gay Marriage Legal Poland No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Portugal Gay Marriage Legal Romania No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Russia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Republic of Ireland Same Sex union San Marino No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Serbia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Slovakia No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Slovenia Same Sex union Spain Gay Marriage Legal Sweden Gay Marriage Legal Switzerland Same Sex union Turkey No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality Ukraine No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality United Kingdom Gay Marriage Legal (England and Wales) Vatican City No Laws Allowing Same Sex Unions or Criminalizing Homosexuality

Between 2001-2011: 14,183 same sex marriages took place in Netherlands.

The first ever same sex marriage took place in France in Montpellier on June 29th 2013.

A total of 15,114 same sex marriages took place in Belgium between 2004-2010.

Between 2005-2012: 27,357 same sex marriages took place in Spain.

Since the first legal gay marriage 12 years ago, there have been significant changes to society’s view on the matter – and laws have been changed to reflect it.

As social attitudes continue to change with the times, in another 12 years, we could be looking at a very different world landscape from today.

Sources

Gay marriage around the world – bbc.co.uk

France’s parliament approve gay marriage – bbc.co.uk

Australian Capital Territory legalises same sex marriage – bbc.co.uk

The 14 countries that allow gay marriages – thejournal.ie

Same-Sex Marriage State-by-State – pewforum.org

Gay rights around the world: the best and worst countries for equality – theguardian.com

Hawaii senate approves bill to legalise same-sex marriage – theguardian.com

Saba Legalizes Gay Marriage – huffingtonpost.com

Asia from a Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Perspective – old.ilga.org

Africa from a Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Perspective – old.ilga.org

Oceania from a Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Perspective – old.ilga.org

Latin America and the Caribbean from a Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Perspective – old.ilga.org

Statistics South Africa: Marriage and divorces – statssa.gov.za

Oceania from a Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Perspective – old.ilga.org

Latin America and the Caribbean from a Lesbian and Gay Human Rights Perspective – old.ilga.org

Statistics South Africa: Marriage and divorces – statssa.gov.za