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International Policies on Same-Sex Marriage

International Policies

The purpose of the indicators is to provide a quick reference tool to show the position of each nation concerning marriage licenses, domestic partner protections, and immigration purposes.

Int’l. Indicator	Explanation
0	Countries with constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages
1	Countries granting same-sex couples some rights and domestic partner protections
2	Countries issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples
*	Countries that recognize same-sex couples for immigration purposes

Countries

Country	Indicator(s)	Country	Indicator(s)
Andorra	1	Latvia	0
Australia	*	Kentucky	0¹, 1
Belgium	2*	Louisiana	0¹, 1
Brazil	*	Luxembourg	1
Canada	2*	Mexico	1
Colombia	1	Netherlands	2*
Croatia	1	New Zealand	1*
Czech Republic	1	Norway	2*
Denmark	1*	Portugal	1
Finland	1*	Slovenia	1
France	1*	South Africa	2*
Germany	1*	Spain	2
Honduras	0	Sweden	2*
Hungary	1	Switzerland	1
Iceland	1*	United Kingdom	1*
Israel	1*	Uruguay	1

1. Contains language that may affect other legal relationships, such as civil unions or domestic partnerships.

Source: Human Rights Campaign, The Pew Charitable Trusts

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