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All rights reserved. ____________________ Submit Here are the 27 countries where same-sex marriage is officially legal * By Elisa Tang Close More from Elisa * via GMA Jun 22, 2018, 5:41 AM ET * 0 Shares * * * * Email * Star PHOTO: Pride Story Hero PlayABC News WATCH Here are some of the other countries where same-sex marriage is officially legal * 0 Shares * * * * Email As part of Pride Month, "GMA" is spotlighting on all issues that impact the LGBT community. We compiled a list of all the countries that have officially legalized same-sex marriage. Twenty-seven out of 195 countries have passed laws allowing gay marriage, according to the Pew Research Center. Pride Story map GMA Pride Story map Below is a timeline for the 27 countries where same-sex marriage is officially legal. The year marks when the law was first enacted in that country. PHOTO: Netherlands gfx ABC News Netherlands gfx * 2000: The Netherlands The country became the first in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. The following year, four couples married in the world’s first same-sex wedding in 2001. [Associated Press] * 2003: Belgium Three years after the new law was enacted, the country’s parliament granted same-sex couples the right to adopt in 2006. [Pew Research Center] * 2005: Canada The nation's traditional definition of civil marriage was changed to include the union between same-sex couples. [Pew Research Center] * 2005: Spain The new law gave same-sex couples all of the same marital and adoption rights as heterosexual citizens. [Pew Research Center] * 2006: South Africa The measure passed by a margin of greater than five-to-one with support from major opposing political parties. [Pew Research Center] * 2008: Norway One year after legalizing same-sex marriage, the country’s Lutheran Church voted to allow its pastors to marry same-sex couples in 2009. [Pew Research Center] * 2009: Sweden Months before the bill passed in October 2009, the country’s governing church board initiated a petition to permit same-sex marriages. [Pew Research Center] Pride Story Nick Clegg Quote GMA Pride Story Nick Clegg Quote * 2010: Argentina Argentina was the first country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage. [Pew Research Center] * 2010: Portugal Six years after Portugal's parliament legalized same-sex marriage, the country granted gay couples the right to adopt. [Reuters] * 2010: Iceland Iceland legalized same-sex marriage in a unanimous vote. [Pew Research Center] * 2012: Denmark Prior to legalizing same-sex marriage, Denmark was the first country to recognize same-sex couples as domestic partners. [Pew Research Center] * 2013: Uruguay The country’s inclusive legislation of LGBT rights began to attract thousands of tourists each year since passing the law to legalize same-sex marriage in 2013. [National LGBT Chamber of Commerce] * 2013: Brazil Over 3,700 marriages took place in 2013 after same-sex marriage was legalized. [GLAAD] * 2013: New Zealand The measure to legalize same-sex marriage in New Zealand won approval by a 77-44 margin. [Pew Research Center] * 2013: England, Wales After the landmark decision was made, former UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg said, "No matter who you are and who you love, we are equal." [BBC] * 2013: France The first same-sex wedding took place in France and was met with great applause by the public. [BBC] * 2014: Luxembourg The new law was the first major reform of the country’s marriage laws since 1804. [Pew Research Center] * 2014: Scotland Three years after the majority of the Scottish Parliament voted to legalize same-sex marriage, the Scottish Episcopal Church became the UK's first major Christian church to perform same-sex marriages. [BBC] * 2015: United States The hashtag #LoveWins almost immediately became the number-one trending hashtag in the world on Twitter after the U.S. legalized same-sex marriage. * 2015: Ireland Ireland was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage through a popular vote. [Pew Research Center] * 2015: Finland The bill to call for the legislation of same-sex marriage started out as a "citizen's initiative" - with a reported 167,000 signatures. [Pew Research Center] * 2015: Greenland The country's legislators passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage on the world's biggest island. [Pew Research Center] PHOTO: USA same-sex marriage gfx ABC News USA same-sex marriage gfx * 2016: Colombia The country enacted the new law by a 6-3 vote stating, “All people are free to choose independently to start a family in keeping with their sexual orientation.” [Pew Research Center] * 2017: Malta Parliament’s vote to legalize same-sex marriage was nearly unanimous, despite criticism from the Catholic Church. [Pew Research Center] * 2017: Australia The LGBT rights advocates celebrated the new law outside Australia’s Parliament House before the final decision was announced. * 2017: Germany The country’s bill received an overwhelming amount of public support. Parliament approved the measure in a 393-226 vote. [Pew Research Center] * 0 Shares * * * * Email * Star Comments Add Interests Customize your news feed by choosing the topics that interest you. 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