Same-sex Marriage in The Netherlands

Same-sex Marriage In The Netherlands

Performed in some jurisdictions

Mexico: Mexico City, ROO
United States: CT, DC, IA, MA, MD†, ME†, NH, NY, VT, WA†, Coquille, Suquamish
Recognized, not performed

Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten
Israel
Mexico: all states
United States: CA, RI
Civil unions and
registered partnerships

Andorra
Austria
Brazil
Colombia
Czech Republic
Ecuador
Finland
France
Germany
Greenland

Hungary
Ireland
Isle of Man
Jersey
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
New Zealand
Slovenia
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Uruguay
Performed in some jurisdictions

Australia: ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC
Mexico: COA
United States: CA, CO, DE, HI, IL, NJ, NV, OR, RI, WI
Venezuela: Mérida
Unregistered cohabitation

Australia
Croatia

Israel
See also

Same-sex union legislation
Timeline of same-sex marriage
Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe
Recognition of same-sex unions in South America
Marriage privatization
Domestic partnership
Military policy
Listings by country
†Note: Law not yet in effect LGBT portal

Same-sex marriage (Dutch: Huwelijk tussen personen van gelijk geslacht or commonly homohuwelijk) has been legal in the Netherlands since 1 April 2001. The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage.

Read more about Same-sex Marriage In The Netherlands:  Registered Partnership, Unregistered Partnership

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