First country to legalise gay marriage

This article contains a timeline of significant events regarding same-sex marriage and legal recognition of same-sex couples worldwide. It begins with the history of same-sex unions during ancient times, which consisted of unions ranging from informal and temporary relationships to highly ritualized unions, and continues to modern-day state-recognized same-sex marriage. Events concerning same.

Same-Sex Marriage Around the World Since the first same-sex marriages were legally recognized in the Netherlands in , nearly 40 other jurisdictions – mostly in Europe and the Americas – have enacted laws allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. This year, Thailand and Liechtenstein join the list.

Since the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in , more than 30 countries around the world have followed suit.

On April 1, , the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage. 20, gay couples are now married.

This article contains a timeline of significant events regarding same-sex marriage and legal recognition of same-sex couples worldwide. It begins with the history of same-sex unions during ancient times, which consisted of unions ranging from informal and temporary relationships to highly ritualized unions, and continues to modern-day state-recognized same-sex marriage. Events concerning same.

Ireland recently legalized same-sex marriage by referendum, but it was not the first country to allow marriage rights to same-sex couples.

Same-Sex Marriage Around the World Since the first same-sex marriages were legally recognized in the Netherlands in , nearly 40 other jurisdictions – mostly in Europe and the Americas – have enacted laws allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. This year, Thailand and Liechtenstein join the list.

Since the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in , more than 30 countries around the world have followed suit.