Template:Same-sex unions

Legal recognition of same-sex relationships
Marriage Argentina Belgium Brazil † Canada Denmark Iceland Netherlands New Zealand† Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden Uruguay Performed in some jurisdictions Brazil: AL, BA, CE, DF, ES, MS, PB, PI, PR, RO, SC, SE, SP Mexico: DF, QR United States: CT, DC, DE†, IA, MA, MD, ME, NH, NY, RI†, VT, WA, 3 tribal jurisdictions Recognized, not performed Brazil (other Brazilian states only) Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten (NL only) Israel Mexico (other Mexican states only) United States: CA (conditional)
Civil unions and registered partnerships Andorra Austria Brazil Colombia Czech Republic Ecuador Finland France - New Caledonia - Wallis and Futuna Germany Greenland Hungary Ireland Isle of Man Jersey Liechtenstein Luxembourg Slovenia Switzerland United Kingdom Performed in some jurisdictions Australia: ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC Mexico: COA United States: CA, CO, HI, IL, NJ, NV, OR, WI Venezuela: Mérida
Unregistered cohabitation Australia Croatia Israel
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 Domestic partnership Military policy Listings by country
†Note: 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 will only include same-sex marriage after the bill has received royal assent, i.e. it is 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 officials signs. In 23 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.
• For states in Brazil, we include same-sex marriages only if there is a formal judicial decision holding that same-sex marriages should be accepted in the same way as opposite-sex marriages.

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