Sort through the more than 30 jurisdictns that have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry.
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FIRST COUPL WED AS GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL UK
* gay marriage in the united kingdom *
The first same-sex marriag Bra were held early Saturday morng after gay marriage beme legal at midnight. “Congratulatns to the gay upl who have already been married – and my bt wish to those about to be on this historic day, ” Uned Kgdom Prime Mister David Cameron tweeted Saturday morng. Polls show about two-thirds of people the untry support gay unns, the Associated Prs reports.
MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
Gay upl England have been allowed to enter “civil partnerships, ” nferrg the same legal rights as marriage, sce 2005. Bra banned schools and thori om “promotg” homosexualy until 2003.
Sce the first same-sex marriag took place the Netherlands 2001, more than 30 other jurisdictns have enacted laws allowg gays and lbians to marry, mostly Europe and the Ameris.
Argenta 2010Lat Ameri-CaribbeanFirst untry Lat Ameri to allow gay and lbian upl to marry. Ecuador 2019Lat Ameri-CaribbeanCourt lg ma Ecuador the fifth South Amerin untry to allow gays and lbians to wed. Netherlands2001EuropeFirst untry to legalize same-sex marriage after Parliament passed the law December Zealand 2013Asia-PacificFirst untry the Asia-Pacific regn to allow gays and lbians to 2009EuropeThe law replaced a 1993 statute permtg civil unns.