13 Countries That Are More Gay Friendly Than America
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Jul 26, 2021, 12:48 IST
The Netherlands was the first country to legalize gay marriage in 2000.
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Belgium followed suit and passed gay marriage in 2003.
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Spain legalized gay marriage by a close margin in 2005.
Canada also passed gay marriage legislation in 2005.
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South Africa became the first country in Africa to legalize gay marriage in 2006.
Norway passed a law allowing gay couples to marry, adopt children, and have artificial insemination in 2009.
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Sweden legalized same sex-marriage in 2009.
Portugal became the eighth country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2010.
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The Icelandic parliament legalized same-sex marriage in 2010.
Argentina became the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage in 2010.
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Denmark legalized gay marriage in 2012, but has recognized same-sex domestic partnerships since 1989 (the first country in the world to do so).
Britain's House of Commons has passed a gay marriage bill, the first step on the road to fully legalizing same-sex marriages.
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The German parliament is currently debating whether gay couples in a legal partnership should have the same full rights as heterosexual married couples.
Now see what other countries have laws the U.S. should consider enacting.