U.S. signs same sex marriage into federal law

A new law requires the U.S. federal government to recognise all marriages, including same-sex and interracial unions, preventing the conservative- led Supreme Court from overturning previous rulings


SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LEGALISED

Iceland 
Norway 
Switzerland 
UK
Austria
Belgium
Denmark 
France 
Finland 
Germany 
Ireland 
Luxembourg
Malta 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
Slovenia 
Spain 
Sweden

Canada
United States
Mexico 
Costa Rica 
Colombia 
Ecuador 
Brazil 
Uruguay 
Chile 
Argentina

South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
Taiwan


2018 Inter-American Court of Human Rights: Issued advisory opinion that OAS members must legalise same-sex marriage

2018 European Court of Justice: All EU countries required to recognise same sex marriage for purposes of immigration


Source: Human Rights Campaign
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