Marriage Equality USA

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Legal recognition of
Same-sex unions
Same-sex marriage

Belgium
Canada
Netherlands

Norway (eff. 2009-1-1)
South Africa
Spain

Recognized in some regions

United States (MA, CA eff. 2008-6-16 at 5:01 p.m. PDT)

Foreign marriages recognized

Aruba
Israel
Netherlands Antilles
United States (NM, NY, RI)

Civil unions and
registered partnerships

Andorra
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary (eff. 2009-1-1)
Iceland

Luxembourg
New Zealand
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Uruguay

Recognized in some regions

Argentina (C, R, VCP)
Australia (TAS, SA, ACT, VIC eff. 2008-12-1)
Brazil (RS)
Canada (QC)
Mexico (Coah., DF)
United States (CA, CT, DC, HI, ME, NH, NJ, OR, VT, WA)

Unregistered co-habitation

Australia
Austria
Brazil
Colombia

Croatia
Israel
Portugal

Recognition debated

Argentina
Austria
Australia (QLD)
Brazil
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Estonia
Ecuador
Faroe Islands

Greece
Ireland
Italy
Jersey
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Taiwan
United States
   (IA, IL, MD, NM, NY, RI)

Same-sex marriage debated,
recognition granted

Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Hungary
Iceland

New Zealand
Portugal
Sweden
United Kingdom

United States (CT, DC, HI, ME, NH, NJ, OR, VT, WA)
See also

Same-sex marriage
Civil union
Registered partnership
Domestic partnership
Timeline of same-sex marriage
Listings by country

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Marriage Equality USA, founded on February 12, 1998, is a national organization fighting to secure the legal recognition of same-sex marriage through education and outreach in the U.S..

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