![]() A public referendum held in September 2021 overwhelmingly confirmed support for marriage equality by 64%. Switzerland: On December 16, 2020, the Swiss Parliament overwhelmingly passed legislation extending marriage to same-sex couples. Slovenia: On July 8th, 2022, a ruling from the constitutional court of Slovenia decided that the ban on same-sex marriages violated the constitution of Slovenia. Same sex civil unions had been legal since 2015. Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in 2021Ĭhile: On December 9, 2021, the president of Chile signed into law a marriage equality bill that passed in the Senate on December 7 and the lower house on Nov. The ruling took effect immediately after the court decision. Slovenia: On July 8th, 2022, the Constitutional Court of Slovenia ruled that the ban on same-sex marriages violated the constitution of Slovenia and gave the Slovenian parliament 6 months to pass legislation accordingly, which it did on October 4. 2 countries, South Africa and Taiwan, enacted legislation legalizing same-sex marriage after courts mandated them to do so.Ĭountries that Legalized Marriage Equality in 2022Ĭuba: On September 25, 2022, in a national referendum, Cubans approved a Family Code that included provisions allowing same-sex couples to marry.Īndorra: On July 21, 2022, the unicameral legislature of Andorra, the General Council, voted unanimously to amend the country's civil union law to include marriage equality for same-sex couples.10 countries have legalized same-sex marriage nationally through court decisions - Austria, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Slovenia (followed by national legislation), South Africa, Taiwan and the United States of America.Among these, Australia, Ireland and Switzerland legalized same-sex marriage through legislation only after nation-wide votes. ![]() 23 countries have legalized same-sex marriage nationally through legislation.There are currently 34 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay.
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