{"id":16436,"date":"2013-12-20T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-12-21T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.peterfever.com\/blog\/index.php\/2013\/12\/20\/update-the-18-countries-where-you-can-now-or-soon-get-hitched\/"},"modified":"2013-12-23T01:06:09","modified_gmt":"2013-12-23T09:06:09","slug":"update-the-18-countries-where-you-can-now-or-soon-get-hitched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.peterfever.com\/index.php\/2013\/12\/20\/update-the-18-countries-where-you-can-now-or-soon-get-hitched\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATE: The 18 Countries Where You Can Now (Or Soon) Get Hitched"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Jeremy Kinser<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\"marriage<\/a><\/div>\n

UPDATE:<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are 18 countries that extend their marriage rights to same-sex couples, and 2 (Mexico<\/a> and the US) that have regional or court-directed laws in place. Here’s the chronological list of the countries that make up the legal gay rainbow as of January 2014, plus the GayCities exclusive insider guides.<\/p>\n

NETHERLANDS<\/a> \u2013 April 21, 2001
\nBELGIUM<\/a> \u2013 June 1, 2003
\nSPAIN<\/a> \u2013 July 3, 2005
\nCANADA<\/a> \u2013 July 20, 2005
\nSOUTH AFRICA<\/a> \u2013 November 30, 2006
\nNORWAY<\/a> \u2013 January 1, 2009
\nSWEDEN<\/a> \u2013 May 1, 2009
\nPORTUGAL<\/a> \u2013 June 5, 2010
\nICELAND<\/a> \u2013 June 22, 2010
\nARGENTINA<\/a> \u2013 July 22, 2010
\nDENMARK<\/a> \u2013 June 15, 2012
\nBRAZIL<\/a> \u2013 May 14, 2013
\nFRANCE<\/a> \u2013 May 29, 2013
\nURUGUAY \u2013 June 19, 2013
\nCOLOMBIA \u2013 June 20, 2013
\nNEW ZEALAND<\/a> \u2013 August 19, 2013
\nENGLAND <\/a>– 2014*
\nWALES<\/a> \u2013 2014*<\/p>\n

*Date in Summer 2014.<\/p>\n

ORIGINAL STORY (July 23, 2013):<\/strong> With the American marriage equality train kicking into hyperdrive, it’s worth remembering that the nation still lags behind much of the modern world when it comes to nuptial fairness.<\/p>\n

Like Mexico, the U.S. now allows same-sex marriage in some states. Likewise across the pond, the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 received the Queen’s blessing on July 17, and is expected to take effect in the middle of next year \u2013 but this will only allow same-sex marriages in England and Wales, and not the entire United Kingdom. But in 15 countries across the planet, marriage is now a federal right.<\/p>\n

What follows is Queerty’s rundown of the countries that already have \u2013 or are very soon to get \u2013 full marriage equality, and some tidbits about their local laws and statistics. You may notice a critical trend here: The nations with full marriage equality tend to also be the most democratic and the most protective of minority rights, as well as boasting the lowest infant mortality rates and, yes, the richest citizenries per capita \u2013 by far.<\/p>\n

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Source: UPDATE: The 18 Countries Where You Can Now (Or Soon) Get Hitched<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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