LGBTQ History and Current Issues by Britannica Digital Learning

Author:Britannica Digital Learning
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Britannica Digital Learning

In contrast, countries in northern Europe were particularly accepting of same-sex partnerships. In 1989 Denmark became the first country to establish registered partnerships for same-sex couples. Soon after similar laws went into effect in Norway (1993), Sweden (1995), Iceland (1996), and the Netherlands (1998). Other European countries followed, including the United Kingdom (2005) and Ireland (2011).

Several countries outside Europe also adopted some form of same-sex partnership rights. Same-sex civil unions went into effect in New Zealand in 2005 and in parts of Argentina, Australia, and Brazil in the early 21st century. In 2007 Uruguay became the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex civil unions countrywide.

Some countries offered legal marriages to same-sex partners. In 2001 the Netherlands became the first country to do so. Several other European countries subsequently legalized gay marriage. In 2003 the European Union (EU) directed that all its members pass laws recognizing the same-sex marriages of fellow EU countries.

In 2005 Canada became the first country outside Europe to pass legislation legalizing same-sex marriage. Thereafter, South Africa (2006) and Argentina (2010) were the first African and Latin American countries, respectively, to legalize same-sex marriage. New Zealand (2013) became the first country in Oceania to do so.

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