Gay Marriage Around the World | Pew Rearch Center

Contents:

• THE FIRST COUNTRI TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE
• WHAT WAS THE FIRST UNTRY TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE?
• GAY MARRIAGE

THE FIRST COUNTRI TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE

In July of 2010, Argenta beme the first Lat Amerin untry to legalize same-sex marriag, attributg Argente gay people the same maral rights as the natn's heterosexuals. One of the leadg proponents of same-sex marriag was the Print of the untry, Crista Fernánz Kirchner, who nstantly fought for regnn of the rights of the homosexuals, though agast the will of the Roman Catholic Church. The untry, then head by a Prime Mister Johanna Sigurdardottir, who openly clared herself to be gay, met ltle polil ristance passg this law.

WHAT WAS THE FIRST UNTRY TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE?

Currently, Iceland is regard as one of the most gay-iendly untri the world, wh a large number of foreign same-sex upl visg Iceland to get married there. Swen was th one of the first few untri to signate legally regnized partnership rights to gay upl the mid 1990s, and also allowed such upl to adopt children as early as 2002.

The Lutheran Church of Swen had agreed to bls gay partnerships sce 2007, but were not yet ready to allow gay weddgs their church. This law th allowed gay partners to marry civil or relig ceremoni, to adopt children, and to partake artificial sematn. The Church of Norway was spl on this issue of gay marriage legalizatn 2013, but, 2015, the General Synod of the Church of Norway voted favor of offerg servic to same sex marriage ceremoni.

After the Bill received Royal Assent on July 20, 2005, fally beme active, givg gay upl the opportuny to rejoice.

GAY MARRIAGE

In July of 2015, Spa celebrated s ten year anniversary of the legalizatn of gay marriag there. The first same-sex marriage Spa took place on July 11, volvg the gay uple of E Menénz and Carlos Baturín. Over the next 10 years to follow, around 31, 610 same-sex marriag took place Spa, renrg Spa as one the bt untri for gay rights.