Countries that support lesbians and allow immigrants.

Up to now, 1 1 countries in the world should be the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Iceland, Argentina and Denmark.

Other places where same-sex marriage is legal are: six states in the United States (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire and New York) and Washington, D.C., Alagoas in Brazil and Mexico City in Mexico. Two Indian tribes in the United States also allow same-sex marriage (Sukhumi and Kirchner).

Conceptual confusion

Many people easily confuse "marriage" with "civil union".

The two sides of "marriage" are spouses, and their combination ceremony is called "marriage"; "Civil union" is a kind of partnership, and their union ceremony is called "commitment ceremony".

In countries and regions where same-sex marriage is legal, same-sex spouses enjoy completely equal rights and interests with opposite-sex spouses; In countries and regions that only recognize "civil union", both partners have no marital status, and are equal or close to married spouses in terms of children adoption/guardianship, property inheritance, tax compensation, medical insurance and visiting rights, social welfare, immigration and other rights and interests.

There are also some countries and regions that allow homosexuals to form "cohabitation partnership" or "registered partnership", and both partners enjoy less rights than married spouses.

At present, Britain, France, Germany and other countries 19 and parts of four countries recognize "civil union", but do not recognize the legal status of same-sex marriage. However, Britain and France are actively promoting relevant legislation, which is expected to legalize same-sex marriage in the next 1 3 years.

Attachment: chronology of legalization of same-sex marriage (as of 201210123 October)

country

200 1 April 1: Netherlands June 2003 1: Belgium July 3, 2005: Spain July 20, 2005: Canada June 65438+February 20061:South Africa June 65438. 201May 17: Portugal 201June 27: Iceland 201July 15: Argentina 201June 15: Denmark.

region

April 27, 2009: Connecticut, USA.

Iowa May 2009: American Indian Kirchner Tribe September 2009 1: Vermont 20 10 65438+ 10/0/:United States.

New Hampshire March 3, 1965 438+00: Washington, D.C. March 4, 1965 438+00: Mexico City July 24, 1965 438+0 1: USA.

New york 20 11August1:American Indian Sukhumi tribe 201210/October 6: Alagoas, Brazil.

The above is old news, and now Britain has also increased legalization. The degree of national respect is more important than distance and economy. Now that I have the idea of emigrating, it doesn't seem very good to come back at any time.

Come on ~ ~ ~