Uruguay starts same-sex marriages today.
Two things of note in that story: the margins by which the legislation passed, in spite of the Roman Church's strong opposition, and the fact that gay couples can legally adopt children, which has been a sticking point in a lot of debates over SSM.
That brings the total to -- hmm, let's see (and bear with me -- I'm doing this from memory):
Canada
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Spain
Portugal
England and Wales
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Iceland
South Africa
Argentina
Uruguay
New Zealand
Colombia (theoretically: the courts and the legislature are at odds over just exactly what's going to be recognized; presently, civil unions are authorized)
Brazil, by court decision; the details haven't been finalized
Saba (a "special municipality" of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the only Dutch possession to independently recognize SSM)
Mexico, United States: marriages recognized at the federal level, but cannot be legally performed in all jurisdictions.
Scotland, Republic of Ireland: in the works, with final action by 2014.
Civil Unions are recognized in Germany, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Finland.
I guess it's time for Brian Brown to make a world tour, so he can start rolling back the clock.
I'll be back with today's Marriage News Watch when AFER gets it posted.
In April, Congress in Uruguay approved the bill by more than two-thirds of the lower chamber, despite stark opposition from the Catholic Church.
The proposal had already been passed by the Senate by 23 votes to 8 a week earlier.
It allows same-sex couples to choose the order of the surnames of the children they adopt.
Two things of note in that story: the margins by which the legislation passed, in spite of the Roman Church's strong opposition, and the fact that gay couples can legally adopt children, which has been a sticking point in a lot of debates over SSM.
That brings the total to -- hmm, let's see (and bear with me -- I'm doing this from memory):
Canada
Netherlands
Belgium
France
Spain
Portugal
England and Wales
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
Iceland
South Africa
Argentina
Uruguay
New Zealand
Colombia (theoretically: the courts and the legislature are at odds over just exactly what's going to be recognized; presently, civil unions are authorized)
Brazil, by court decision; the details haven't been finalized
Saba (a "special municipality" of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the only Dutch possession to independently recognize SSM)
Mexico, United States: marriages recognized at the federal level, but cannot be legally performed in all jurisdictions.
Scotland, Republic of Ireland: in the works, with final action by 2014.
Civil Unions are recognized in Germany, the Czech Republic, Switzerland and Finland.
I guess it's time for Brian Brown to make a world tour, so he can start rolling back the clock.
I'll be back with today's Marriage News Watch when AFER gets it posted.
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