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Revision as of 07:14, 23 May 2012
English (en): Laws regarding same-sex sexuality Homosexuality legal Same-sex marriage1 Other type of partnership (or unregistered cohabitation)1 Foreign same-sex marriages recognized1 No recognition of same-sex couples | Homosexuality illegal Minimal penalty Heavy penalty Up to life in prison Up to death (ring = local judges) | Rings indicate areas where local judges have granted marriage or imposed the death penalty in a country where that is not otherwise the law. 1May include recent laws or court decisions which have created legal recognition of same-sex relationships, but which have not entered into effect yet |
Marriage equality refers to the extension to same-sex couples of the ability to get married in the same way as opposite-sex couples.