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Same-sex marriage became legal in Norway on 1 January 2009 when a gender-neutral marriage bill came into effect after being passed by the Norwegian legislature, the Storting, in June 2008. [ 106 ] [ 107 ] Norway became the first Scandinavian country and the sixth country in the world to legally recognize same-sex marriage.
Bans all anti-gay discrimination Under French law Madagascar: Legal (No laws against same-sex sexual activity have ever existed in the country); Age of consent discrepancy [68] Bans some anti-gay discrimination. Mauritius: Legal since 2023 [140] + UN decl. sign. Bans all anti-gay discrimination [141] [142] Mayotte (Overseas region of France) Legal
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. As of 2025, [update] marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% of the world's population).
Taiwan, for instance, became the first place in Asia to make same-sex marriage a reality in 2019. Marriage equality is still, however, largely limited to countries in the Americas, Europe and Oceania.
Slovenia became the latest country to approve same-sex marriage on October 4, 2022, after the court struck down the country's ban in July.
Article 2 of the Marriage Law declares "one husband and one wife" as one of the principles guiding marriages. The principle, first codified in 1950, was intended to outlaw polygamy, but is now also interpreted to disallow same-sex marriages. Many other articles of the same law also assume the marriage is a heterosexual union. [citation needed]
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23 June: Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Mexican state of Michoacán, following a 27–0 vote. [340] 5 July: Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Mexican state of Morelos, following a 20–6 vote. [341] 22 July: Same-sex marriage becomes legal in the Isle of Man, after receiving royal assent on 19 July. [342]