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Countries That Have Legalized Same-Sex Marriage In The World

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June 26, 2015, marked the first day that a ruling by the United States Supreme Court in 2015 finally guaranteed the right of gay and lesbian couples but before that, 36 states had already legalized same-sex marriage in the US.

The legalization of same-sex marriage has become a topic of discussion as many top European countries and some African countries have also legalized what has been termed as an abomination in the true church of Christ.

Buzzslate.com has compiled a list of countries where same-sex marriage is officially legal. Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized (nationwide or in some parts) in the following countries listed below.

1. Netherlands – Date legalized: April 1, 2001

2. Belgium – Date legalized: June 1, 2003

3. Spain – Date legalized: July 3, 2005

4. Canada – Date legalized: July 20, 2005

5. South Africa – Date legalized: Nov. 30, 2006

6. Norway – Date legalized: Jan. 1, 2009

7. Sweden – Date legalized: May 1, 2009

8. Portugal – Date legalized: June 5, 2010

9. Iceland – Date legalized: June 27, 2010

10. Argentina – Date legalized: July 22, 2010

11. Denmark – Date legalized: June 15, 2012

12. Brazil – Date legalized: May 16, 2013

13. France – Date legalized: May 18, 2013

14. England – Date legalized: March 29, 2014

15. Wales – Date legalized: March 29, 2014

16. Uruguay – Date legalized: Aug. 5, 2013

17. New Zealand – Date legalized: Aug. 19, 2013

18. Scotland – Date legalized: Dec. 16, 2014

19. Luxembourg – Date legalized: Jan. 1, 2015

20. Greenland – Date legalized: Oct. 1, 2015

21. United States of America – Date legalized: June 26, 2015

22. Ireland – Date legalized: Nov. 16, 2015

23. Colombia – Date legalized: April 28, 2016

24. Finland – Date legalized: March 1, 2017

25. Malta – Date legalized: Sept. 1, 2017

26. Germany – Date legalized: Oct. 1, 2017

27. Australia – Date legalized: Dec. 7, 2017

28. Austria – Date legalized: Jan. 1, 2019

29. Taiwan – Date legalized: May 17, 2019