Same-sex marriage now legal in 30 countries
news.abs-cbn.comDec 08 2021 07:08 AM | Updated as of Dec 08 2021 07:16 AMPARIS, France - With Chilean lawmakers approving a same-sex marriage bill Tuesday, we look at the situation across the globe.While the right to marry has been legalized in 30 countries, homosexuality remains banned in many parts of the world.Europe, gay marriage pioneersOn October 1, 1989, for the first time in the world, several gay couples in Denmark tied the knot in civil unions, which while giving their relationships a legal standing fell short of full marriage.It was the Netherlands that first allowed gay marriages, giving more rights in April 2001.Since then 16 European countries have followed suit in accepting gay marriages: Austria, Belgium, Britain, Denmark, Finland, France,.
