posts: 35258

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                        "text": "Marriage equality is increasingly considered a human and civil right, with important political, social, and religious implications around the world.",
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                        "text": "In 1989, Denmark became the first country to recognize a legal relationship for same-sex couples, establishing \u2018registered partnerships\u2019 granting those in same-sex relationships ",
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                        "text": " given to married heterosexuals.",
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                        "text": "It took more than a decade for same-sex marriage to be legal anywhere in the world. In December 2000, the Netherlands became the first country to establish same-sex marriage by law.\u00a0",
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                        "text": "In the first two decades of the 21st century legislation has quickly spread across more countries.",
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                        "text": "Where are same-sex marriages legal?",
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                        "text": "This map shows in green all the countries where same-sex marriage is legal.",
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                        "text": "More than half of the countries that allow same-sex marriage are in Western Europe. But there are several Western European countries that still do not allow them. In Italy, Switzerland and Greece same-sex marriage is not legal, although in these countries there are ",
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                        "text": " of recognition for same-sex couples.",
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                        "text": "But same-sex marriage is also legal in other parts of the world, especially in North and South America.",
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                        "text": "Some perspective on the progress made regarding marriage equality",
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                        "text": "The rate of adoption of marriage equality legislation over time gives us some perspective on just how quickly things have changed. In the year 2000 same-sex marriage was not legal in any country \u2013 20 years later it was legal in many more.",
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                                "text": "attitudes towards homosexuality",
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                        "text": " are one of the key factors that have enabled the legal transformations that are making same-sex marriage increasingly possible.{ref}For details see Adamczyk, A., & Liao, Y. C. (2019). Examining public opinion about LGBTQ-related issues in the United States and across multiple nations. Annual Review of Sociology, 45, 401-423.{/ref}",
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                        "text": "The second chart shows that the number of people living in countries that have legalized same-sex marriage has also increased a lot.",
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                        "text": "And as the third chart shows, same-sex sexual acts are now legal in a majority of all countries{ref}For more details see Kenny, C., & Patel, D. (2017). Norms and Reform: Legalizing Homosexuality Improves Attitudes. Center for Global Development Working Paper, (465).{/ref}. ",
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                        "text": "Despite these positive trends, much remains to be done to improve the rights of LGBTQ people. In some countries people are imprisoned and even killed simply because of their sexual orientation or gender identity; and even in countries where same-sex sexual activity is legal, these groups of people face violence and discrimination.",
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