Countries where same-sex couples can marry include Taiwan, China, Thailand, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Norway, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil, etc.
Note: The year after the country indicates the year in which same-sex marriage is recognized in this region.
1、 Countries where same-sex couples can get married - Europe
There are 18 countries in Europe that recognize same-sex marriage:
Netherlands 2001, Belgium 2003, Spain 2005, Norway 2009, Sweden 2009, Portugal 2010, Iceland 2010, Denmark 2012, France 2013, United Kingdom 2014, Luxembourg 2015, Ireland 2015, Finland 2017, Slovenia 2017, Germany 2017, Malta 2017, Austria 2017, Czech Republic 2018.
Eight countries in Europe recognize civil unions:
Switzerland 2007, Hungary 2009, Liechtenstein 2011, Croatia 2014, Andorra 2014, Cyprus 2015, Greece 2015, Estonia 2016.
Note: Civil union (also known as civil union or public union) is one of the terms used to express a civil status similar to marriage, usually aimed at providing same-sex partners with the same rights as heterosexual partners. It can also be used to indicate heterosexual couples who do not wish to enter into a legal marriage and prefer to be in a union similar to common law marriage.
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2、 Countries where same-sex couples can get married - America
There are 10 countries in the Americas that recognize same-sex marriage:
Canada 2005, Argentina 2010, Uruguay 2013, Brazil 2013, United States (including Guam and Puerto Rico) 2015, Mexico 2015, Colombia 2016, Costa Rica 2018, Ecuador 2019, Costa Rica 2020.
There is one country in the Americas that recognizes civil unions: Chile in 2015.
3、 Countries where same-sex couples can get married - Africa
There is one country in Africa that recognizes same-sex marriage: South Africa in 2006.
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4、 Countries where same-sex couples can get married - Oceania
There are two countries in Oceania that recognize same-sex marriage:
New Zealand 2013, Australia 2017.
5、 Countries where same-sex couples can get married - Asia
In Asia, there are:
Taiwan, China 2017, Thailand 2018.
Note: On May 24, 2017, the Chief Justice of the "Court of Justice" in Taiwan, China, China, made a judicial interpretation of the constitutional interpretation case of same-sex marriage, and found that the current civil law does not allow same-sex marriage to be "unconstitutional". When the relevant laws are amended within two years, they will be implemented on May 24, 2019, making Taiwan, China, China the first region in Asia where same-sex marriage is legal.
In addition, some urban areas in Japan recognize same-sex partnerships and accept registration of same-sex partnerships.