Timeline Of Same-sex Marriage
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Brazil: AL, BA, CE, DF, ES, MS, PB, PI, PR, RO, SC, SE, SP
Mexico: DF, QR
United States: CT, DC, DE†, IA, MA, MD, ME, NH, NY, RI†, VT, WA, 3 tribal jurisdictions
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Aruba, Curaçao, St Maarten
Israel
Mexico
United States: CA
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Andorra
Austria
Brazil
Colombia
Czech Republic
Ecuador
Finland
France
Germany
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Greenland
Hungary
Ireland
Isle of Man
Jersey
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Slovenia
Switzerland
United Kingdom
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Australia: ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC
Mexico: COA
United States: CA, CO, HI, IL, NJ, NV, OR, WI
Venezuela: Mérida
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Same-sex union legislation
Same-sex union court cases
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
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This page contains a timeline of significant events regarding same-sex marriage and legal recognition of same-sex couples worldwide. It begins with the history of same-sex unions during ancient times, which consisted of unions ranging from informal and temporary relationships to highly ritualized unions, and continues to modern-day state-recognized same-sex marriage. Events concerning same-sex marriages becoming legal in a country or in a country's state are listed in bold.