Template:Same-sex unions

Legal recognition of same-sex relationships
Marriage Argentina Belgium Brazil Canada Denmark: · Denmark proper France Iceland Luxembourg* Mexico: · CA, DF, QR Netherlands: · Netherlands proper1 New Zealand Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden United Kingdom: · England and Wales · Scotland* United States: · AK, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, · HI, ID*, IL, IN, IA, ME, MD, · MA, MN, NV, NH, NJ, NM, · NY, NC, OK, OR, PA, RI, · UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, · 10 tribes Uruguay Recognized Israel Mexico2 United States: · Federal government · MO Previously performed but not invalidated United States: · AR, ID, MI
Civil unions and registered partnerships Andorra Australia: · ACT, NSW, QLD, · SA, TAS, VIC Austria Colombia Croatia Czech Republic Denmark: · Greenland Ecuador Estonia* Finland Germany Gibraltar Hungary Ireland Isle of Man Jersey Malta Mexico: · CM, CL, JA Liechtenstein Slovenia Switzerland United Kingdom: ·Northern Ireland Venezuela: · Mérida
Unregistered cohabitation Australia Costa Rica Israel San Marino
See also Same-sex union legislation Same-sex union court cases Timeline of same-sex marriage Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe Recognition of same-sex unions in North America Recognition of same-sex unions in South America Marriage privatization Divorce of same-sex couples Domestic partnership Military policy Listings by country
Can be registered also in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten When performed in Mexican states that have legalized same-sex marriage *Not yet in effect
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Inclusion criteria

This template includes only countries with a final decision regarding same-sex unions for a full jurisdiction (country/territory/state). If individual registries or judges decide to allow marriages, those jurisdictions are not included here.

For example,

• For England and Wales, we only included same-sex marriage after the bill received royal assent, i.e. it was signed by the Queen after being approved by the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Similarly, republics where an executive's signature (e.g., a president or governor's signature) is required, the jurisdiction will only be added after the official(s) signs.
• When marriage has been legalised through a US court decision, we wait until either the supreme court in the jurisdiction affirms the decision, or a stay upon appeal of a lower court's ruling has been denied.
• In some US states, there is a waiting period after the governor has signed a bill into law during which citizens can gather sufficient signatures for a popular referendum (also known as a people's veto). In that case, we wait until the period has ended without a referendum being called.

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