Equality Map – World
Laws regarding same-sex sexuality
No information
| Homosexuality legal
Same-sex marriage1
Other type of partnership (or unregistered cohabitation)1
Foreign same-sex marriages recognized1
No recognition of same-sex couples
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Homosexuality illegal
Minimal penalty
Large penalty
Life in prison
Death penalty
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1May include recent laws or court decisions which have created legal recognition of same-sex relationships, but which have not entered into effect yet.
Marriage equality is currently recognized in 16 countries, including:
Argentina, Aruba, Belgium, Canada, Curaçao, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sint Maarten, and Sweden.
Civil unions are recognized in:
Andorra, Austria, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, Germany, Greenland, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Slovenia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Uruguay.
Civil unions are recognized in parts of Australia, Mexico, and Venezuela.
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