Where same-sex marriage is legal around the world
(CNN) — Same-sex unions are now legal in 35 countries and parts of Mexico after Greece became the first Orthodox Christian country to establish marriage equality for all.
Posted — UpdatedWhile Mexico does not have a national law on same-sex marriage, more than half of its states regulate, allow, and recognize it.
Here are the countries where same-sex marriage is legal:
Since 2001, when the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage, there have been ramped-up efforts worldwide to pass similar legislation. Taiwan, for instance, became the first Asian country to make same-sex marriage a reality in 2019.
Marriage equality is still, however, largely limited to countries in the Americas, Europe and Oceania.
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