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Marriage Equality Around the World
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Current State of Marriage Equality
There are currently 38 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay.
These countries have legalized marriage equality through both legislation and court decisions.
Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in 2025
Liechtenstein: On May 16, 2024, Liechtenstein's government passed a bill in favor of marriage equality. The law went into effe
same-sex couple in Ticino - any problems?
It never really occurred to me to think about it before - I've lived in California and Unused York for the last 15 years, and while people don't generally "guess" that I'm gay--we don't make out on the bus or anything--I don't make any secret of it - for example, when chatting with co-workers about what we did over the weekend I mention my partner just as somebody would state their husband or wife - this has never caused me any problems in the US, but it seemed a great question to ask now that I'm moving somewhere new.
I know the Swiss are generally reasonably accepting of such things, but I also comprehend there can be regional variations in tolerance just as there are in the US. (I'd be far more hesitant to mention my partner if we lived in Utah, for example.) My employer will already know, since they're sponsoring our visas. So it's not fancy it's going to be a huge secret in any case.
Anyone have any experience (either first- or second-hand) in this regard?
Switzerland votes in favour of LGBT protection bill
BBC News, Bern
Voters in Switzerland have backed a proposal to make discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and sexual identity illegal.
The result - 63.1% in favour to 36.9% against - is a huge boost for Switzerland's LGBT community.
It had argued Swiss law on the issue lagged far behind other countries in Europe. Opponents of the new law argued it could restrict free speech.
In Switzerland, discrimination because of race or religion is already illegal.
In the run up to the vote, campaigners had said they thought the consequence would be tight, and that a yes vote of more than 60% was unlikely.
Sunday's outcome shows public opinion is far more receptive to strengthening anti-discrimination legislation than analysts had predicted.
Pink Cross Switzerland said: "The result proves a strong sign of acceptance for lesbians, gays and bisexuals. After the clear yes, the LGBTI community will use this momentum to achieve the consistent implementation of the penal code and to enforce marriage equality."
A bill to legalise same-sex marriage is currentl
Switzerland
LGBTIQ people exposure some protections in Switzerland. Same-sex couples can wedding and adopt. Trans people are allowed to transform their legal gender markers on the basis of self-determination, although there is no legal recognition for nonbinary people. A majority of people in Switzerland support same-sex marriage, but express stronger prejudice toward trans and intersex people. Several LGBTIQ Pride events are held annually, and there have been openly gay and lesbian politicians across the political spectrum. In 2020, Swiss voters approved a law criminalizing homophobic hate speech and discrimination, extending protections based on sexual orientation that are similar to existing protections for race and religion. However, anti-LGBTIQ detest speech and discrimination last serious issues, and the cases of hate crimes increased by 50 percent between 2020 and 2021. Conversion practices have been documented in Switzerland, and efforts to legislate against them have been undertaken in some cities but not at a national level. Nonconsensual medical interventions on intersex children are still legal; a 2022 motion to ban them was ultimately not adopted by the Federal Coun
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