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Places Where Same-sex Marriage Is Legal

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Currently there are 19 countries and jurisdictions where same-sex marriages are performed and recognized.

 19 places   |  27,709 miles (44.593 km)   |  visibility: public   |  created 22 months ago   |  2,198 views   |  0 followers   |  0 copies

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    Lat/Lng: 56.130366 , -106.346771
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    On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world and the first country in the Americas to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide with the enactment of the Civil Marriage Act which provided a gender-neutral marriage definition.
    • Coquille Indian Tribe
      3050 Tremont Street, North Bend, OR  |  (541) 756-0904
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      Lat/Lng: 43.394251 , -124.220266

      Coquille Indian Tribe

      3050 Tremont Street, North Bend, OR
      (541) 756-0904
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      In 2008, the Native American Coquille Nation passed a law allowing and recognizing same-sex marriage; it is believed to be the first tribal nation to do so. Although the Oregon voters approved an amendment to the Oregon Constitution in 2004 to prohibit such marriages, the Coquille are not bound by the Oregon Constitution, because they are a federally recognized sovereign nation. The marriages are only recognized by the Coquille Nation not the state of Oregon.
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        Lat/Lng: 19.42705 , -99.127571
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        March 4, 2010 - Same-sex marriage is legal in Mexico City —the Federal District of Mexico— having been approved by its Legislative Assembly on 21 December 2009, and signed into law by Head of Government Marcelo Ebrard on 29 December 2009. The law was effective on 4 March 2010.
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          Lat/Lng: 41.878002 , -93.097702
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          On April 3, 2009 - The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously upheld the District Court's ruling holding that there was no important governmental interest in denying citizens marriage licenses based on their sexual orientation.
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            Lat/Lng: 38.895112 , -77.036366
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            December 15, 2009 - With an 11 to 2 vote, the Washington D.C. Council gave final approval to the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Equality Amendment Act of 2009, legalizing same-sex marriage in the district.
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              Lat/Lng: 41.603221 , -73.087749
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              November 12, 2008 - Connecticut joined Massachusetts as one of two states in the U.S. to perform marriages of same-sex couples on November 12, 2008. Connecticut was the third state to do so, but only the second where the decision was not repealed.
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                Lat/Lng: 42.407211 , -71.382437
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                May 17, 2004 - Same-sex marriage in the U.S. state of Massachusetts began on May 17, 2004, as a result of the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that it was unconstitutional under the Massachusetts constitution to allow only heterosexual couples to marry. Massachusetts became the sixth jurisdiction in the world (after the Netherlands, Belgium, Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec) to legalize same-sex marriage. It was the first U.S. state to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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                  Lat/Lng: 43.193852 , -71.572395
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                  January 1, 2010 - Same-sex marriage became legal in the U.S. state of New Hampshire replacing civil unions. All civil unions in the state became marriages unless otherwise dissolved, annulled or previously converted to marriage.
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                    Lat/Lng: 44.558803 , -72.577841
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                    September 1, 2009 - Same-sex marriage in the U.S. state of Vermont began on September 1, 2009. Vermont was the first state to introduce civil unions in July 2000, and the first state to approve same-sex marriage legislatively (as opposed to judicially)
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                      Lat/Lng: 64.963051 , -19.020835
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                      June 27, 2010 - The bill providing a gender-neutral marriage definition was passed by the Icelandic Althing on June 11, 2010. No members of parliament voted against the bill, and public opinion polls suggest that the bill is very popular in Iceland. Iceland became the ninth country in the world to have legalized same-sex marriage
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                        Lat/Lng: 60.472024 , 8.468946
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                        January 1, 2009 - Same-sex marriage became legal in Norway when a gender neutral marriage bill was enacted after being passed by the Norwegian legislature in June 2008. Norway became the first Scandinavian country and the sixth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.
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                          Lat/Lng: 60.128161 , 18.643501
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                          May 1, 2009 - Same-sex marriage in Sweden has been legal since 1 May 2009, following the adoption of a new, gender-neutral law on marriage by the Swedish parliament on 1 April 2009, making Sweden the seventh country in the world to open marriage to same sex couples nationwide. Existing registered partnerships will remain in force, and can be converted to a marriage if the parties so desire, either through a written application or through a formal ceremony.
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                            Lat/Lng: 52.132633 , 5.291266
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                            April 1, 2001 - The Netherlands was the first country to legalize same-sex marriages, with the first marriages performed in the Amsterdam city hall on April 1.
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                              Lat/Lng: 50.503887 , 4.469936
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                              June 1, 2003 - Belgium became the second country in the world to legally recognize same-sex marriage, with some restrictions. Originally, Belgium allowed the marriages of foreign same-sex couples only if their country of origin also allowed these unions. Legislation enacted in October 2004 however, permits any couple to marry in Belgium if at least one of the spouses has lived in the country for a minimum of three months.
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                                Lat/Lng: 40.463667 , -3.74922
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                                July 3, 2005 - Same-sex marriage in Spain has been legal since July 3, 2005 making it the third country in the world to do so, after the Netherlands and Belgium and 17 days ahead of Canada.
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                                  Lat/Lng: 39.399872 , -8.224454
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                                  June 5, 2010 - President Aníbal Cavaco Silva ratified the law and Portugal became the sixth country in Europe and the eighth country in the world to allow same-sex marriage nationwide.
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                                    Lat/Lng: -30.559482 , 22.937506
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                                    November 30, 2006 - South Africa became the fifth country, the first in Africa, the second outside Europe, and the first republic to legalize same-sex marriage.
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                                      Lat/Lng: -38.416097 , -63.616672
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                                      July 22, 2010 - President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner signed the law on July 21. On July 22, the law was published in the Official Gazette. Argentina became the first country in Latin America and the second in the Americas to allow same-sex marriage nationwide. It is the tenth country to allow same-sex marriage.
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                                        Lat/Lng: 43.2994285 , -74.2179326
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                                        July 24, 2011 - Same-sex marriage will become legal in the U.S. state of New York on July 24, 2011. A bill to make it so was passed on June 24, 2011 by the New York State Legislature and signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.
                                        •  total distance: 27,709 miles (44.593 km)

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