Recognition of same-sex unions in North America

State recognition of same-sex relationships in North America & Hawaii.1
  Same-sex marriage
  Other type of partnership
  Same-sex marriages recognized, but not performed
  Binding decision overturning a ban on same-sex marriage not in effect2
1May include recent laws or court decisions which have created legal recognition of same-sex relationships, but which have not entered into effect yet.
2Some states in these categories also have a ban unions similar to marriage and binding judicial rulings against bans unions similar to marriage.
Homosexuality laws in Central America and the Caribbean Islands.
  Same-sex marriage
  Other type of partnership
  Unregistered cohabitation
  Foreign same-sex marriages recognized
  No recognition of same-sex couples
  Constitution limits marriage to opposite-sex couples
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal but not enforced
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal only for males
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal for males and females
Homosexuality legislation in Lesser Antilles.
  Same-sex marriage
  Same-sex marriage only recognized
  Other type of partnership
  Unrecognized or unknown
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal but not enforced
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal
Legal status of same-sex unions
Marriage
Performed

Argentina
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
Denmark:
· Denmark proper
· Greenland*
Finland*
France
Iceland
Ireland
Luxembourg
Mexico:
· CH, CA, GR3, JA*
· NA, QR, DF
Netherlands:
· Netherlands proper

New Zealand:
· New Zealand proper
Norway
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom:
· England and Wales
· Scotland
· Pitcairn Islands
United States:
· United States proper
· GU, MP, PR, VI
· some tribal jurisdictions
Uruguay

Recognized

  1. When performed in Mexican states that have legalized same-sex marriage
  2. When performed in the Netherlands proper
  3. Marriages performed in some municipalities and recognized by the state

* Not yet in effect

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Currently, Canada and the United States[nb 1] are the only countries in North America that allow same-sex couples to marry everywhere within their boundaries. In Mexico, five Mexican states have legalized same-sex marriage (although such marriages are recognized throughout the 31 states of Mexico) as well as the Mexican federal district of Mexico City. Same-sex marriages are also performed in the Caribbean Netherlands. Furthermore Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten, recognize same-sex marriages performed in the Netherlands. In addition, four Mexican states perform some sort of civil union and nineteen Mexican states have won injunctions to have individual couple's marriages performed under court order. After South America, North America is the only other continent where an overwhelming majority of people live in a jurisdiction providing marriage rights to LGBT citizens.

Current situation

National level

Status Country Legal since Country population
(Last Count, 2008 est.)
Marriage
(2 countries)		 Canada Canada[1] 2005 35,819,000
United States United States[2][3] 2015 321,234,000
Subtotal — — 357,053,000
(63.5% of the North American population)
Marriage recognized,
but not performed
(1 country)		 Mexico Mexico[4] 2010 121,006,000
Subtotal — — 121,006,000
(21.5% of the North American population)
Unregistered cohabitation
(1 country)		 Costa Rica Costa Rica[5][6] 2013 4,851,000
Subtotal — — 4,851,000
(0.86% of the North American population)
Total — — 482,910,000
(85.8% of the North American population)
No recognition
(16 countries)		 Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda — 89,000
The Bahamas Bahamas — 379,000
Barbados Barbados — 283,000
Belize Belize — 369,000
Dominica Dominica — 71,000
El Salvador El Salvador — 6,460,000
Grenada Grenada — 104,000
Guatemala Guatemala — 16,176,000
Haiti Haiti — 10,994,000
Jamaica Jamaica — 2,729,000
Nicaragua Nicaragua — 6,514,000
Panama Panama — 3,764,000
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis — 46,000
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia — 172,000
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines — 110,000
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago — 1,357,000
Subtotal — — 49,617,000
(8,82% of the North American population)
Constitutional ban on marriage
(3 countries)		 Cuba Cuba[7] 1976 11,252,000
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic[8] 2010 9,980,000
Honduras Honduras[9][10] 2005 8,950,000
Subtotal — — 30,182,000
(5.36% of the North American population)
Total — — 79,799,000
(14,2% of the North American population)

Sub-national level

Status Country Jurisdiction Legal since
Marriage
(39 jurisdictions)
France France 2013
Netherlands Netherlands 2012
Mexico Mexico Varies
United States United States Varies
Marriage recognized,
but not performed
(3 jurisdictions)
Netherlands Netherlands
  • Aruba Aruba (Dutch only)[42]
  • Curaçao Curaçao (Dutch only)[42]
  • Sint Maarten Sint Maarten (Dutch only)[42]
 2007
Other type of partnership
(5 jurisdictions)
Denmark Denmark 1996
Mexico Mexico Varies
No recognition
(3 jurisdictions)
United Kingdom United Kingdom —
Constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
(3 jurisdictions)
United Kingdom United Kingdom Varies

Future Legislation

Marriage

Government proposals or proposals with a parliamentary majority

Greenland Greenland: A resolution,[54] expressing Greenland's wish to opt in the current version of Denmark's marriage law, had its first reading in the parliament of Greenland on 25 March 2015[55] and was approved unanimously on second reading on 26 May 2015.[56]
A bill[57] to this effect was submitted to the parliament of Denmark on 28 January 2015 and had its first reading on 26 May 2015. It was planned to come into effect on 1 October 2015. However, it lapsed due to parliamentary elections.[58] An updated version of the bill[59] was submitted to parliament on 29 October 2015 and is scheduled to have its first reading on 5 November 2015.[60] The second reading was held on 14 January 2016 and the bill was approved in the final reading on 19 January 2016.[61] Upon receiving Royal Assent, it would take effect on 1 April 2016.
Application to Greenland of Denmark's Registered Partnership Act, which currently applies to Greenland only, would be repealed the same day.

Opposition proposals or proposals without a parliamentary majority

ArubaAruba, CuraçaoCuraçao, Sint MaartenSint Maarten As part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in April 2015 representatives of all four constituent countries agreed that same-sex couples should have equal rights throughout the Kingdom.[62] In Aruba bills on amendments to the civil code, which would establish gender-neutral registered partnerships and allow same-sex couples to get married, were submitted to parliament in April and September, respectively.[63][64]

Mexico Mexico A decision of the Mexico Supreme Court on 12 June 2015 resulted in a ruling that found that state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional. The court's ruling is considered a "jurisprudential thesis" and does not invalidate any state laws, meaning gay couples denied the right to wed would still have to seek individual injunctions. The ruling standardized the procedures for judges and courts throughout Mexico, to approve all applications for same-sex marriage,[65][66] and made the approval mandatory.[67] The ruling was published in the country's Judicial Gazette on 19 June 2015 and became binding on 22 June 2015.[68] Some have suggested the ruling "effectively legalises" same-sex marriage in Mexico,[69][70] though without legislative change, civil registrars are still bound to follow the state constitutions.[71][72][73]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Excluding most Native American tribes. (Same-sex marriage is legal at least in 26 of them)

References

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  7. ↑ "The text of the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba". Walterlippman. January 31, 2003. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  8. ↑ (Spanish) Constitución Política de la República Dominicana, proclamada el 26 de enero 2010, Publicada en la Gaceta Oficial No. 10561, del 26 de enero de 2010.
  9. ↑ (Spanish) CONSTITUCION POLITICA DE LA REPUBLICA DE HONDURAS DE 1982
  10. ↑ "Honduras Bans Gay Marriage & Adoption". Global Gayz. March 30, 2005. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
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  12. 1 2 3 "Burgerlijk wetboek BES, boek 1" (in Dutch). overheid.nl. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
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  16. ↑ Recibe el Congreso iniciativa que permitirá matrimonios entre personas del mismo sexo
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  20. ↑ Federal Judge Rules Against Montana’s Ban On Same-Sex Marriage
  21. ↑ "Tribal court to conduct same-sex marriages". Juneau Empire. February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Same-sex Oklahoma couple marries legally under tribal law". KOCO. September 26, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
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  28. ↑ Legal hurdles cleared, Nevada sees first same-sex marriage
  29. 1 2 3 4 Federal Judge Strikes Down Arizona’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban
  30. ↑ Minnesota set to legalize same-sex marriage
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  32. ↑ "Keweenaw Bay Indian Community backs marriage equality law". Indianz.com. June 10, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
  33. ↑ </ Supreme Court Rejects Gay Marriage Appeals From 5 States
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  36. ↑ Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Laws Annotated 2010-2011 Pocket Part
  37. ↑ Ted Miller (28 May 2015). "Oneida Tribe approves same-sex marriage". WBAY.
  38. ↑ POKAGON BAND OF POTAWATOMI INDIANS MARRIAGE CODE
  39. ↑ Forget Las Vegas. There’s Heronswood.
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  41. ↑ Gardner, Steven (August 1, 2011). "Suquamish Tribe approves same-sex marriage". Kitsap Sun. Archived from the original on August 2, 2011. Retrieved August 2, 2011.
  42. 1 2 3 "Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands" (in Dutch). Government of the Netherlands. 10 October 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
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  45. ↑ (Spanish) Congreso de Colima aprueba enlaces conyugales de parejas gay
  46. ↑ (Spanish) Colima declara válida la ley sobre bodas gay
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  48. ↑ (Spanish) Añadirán al Código Familiar del estado la figura de “sociedades de convivencia”
  49. ↑ (Spanish) Aprueban Código Familiar en Michoacán; no incluye matrimonios gay
  50. ↑ "The Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009" (PDF). Cayman Constitution. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  51. ↑ "The Montserrat Constitution Order 2010". Government of Montserrat. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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  53. ↑ "The Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2011" (PDF). Government of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
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  56. ↑
  57. ↑
  58. ↑
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  68. ↑ México avalará el matrimonio gay a partir del lunes
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