What states do not accept gay marriages

Estonia Europe The law amended legislation recognizing same-sex civil unions and made Estonia the first Baltic country to legalize same-sex marriage. Hodges, access to marriage equality faces increasing opposition. The table also includes some key facts about the process in each jurisdiction.

Use the interactive table below to sort the places allowing same-sex marriages by name, region and the year legal same-sex marriage took effect. There are 26 states which have constitutions including bans on same-sex marriage or other types of unions, and 30 states have statutes that ban same-sex marriage or other types of unions although these are all defunct under the Obergefell ruling.

While gay and lesbian couples can marry, there is not yet a marriage equality law on the books. June 2, Austria Europe A court ruling in eventually led to the change. Fact Sheet. Since the first same-sex marriages were legally recognized in the Netherlands in , nearly 40 other jurisdictions — mostly in Europe and the Americas — have enacted laws allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry.

It came into effect in Germany Europe Legislation passed after then-Chancellor Angela Merkel said members of her ruling Christian Democratic Union should vote their conscience even though the party formally opposed same-sex marriage. Separate legislation was enacted in Scotland in Supreme Court ruled that the Constitution guarantees it throughout the country.

Slovenia Europe First country in formerly communist Eastern Europe to legalize same-sex marriage. The Supreme Court ruled that states cannot ban same-sex marriage, handing gay rights advocates their biggest victory yet. Table of Contents. Same-sex marriage became legal through a separate process in Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, in More than two dozen U.S.

states have trigger laws that would limit marriage equality if the Supreme Court overturned its legalization of gay marriage. Why it matters: On the 10 year anniversary of Obergefell v. Netherlands Europe First country to legalize same-sex marriage after its Parliament passed the law in December Norway Europe The law replaced a statute permitting civil unions.

South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Only African country where same-sex marriage is legal; several countries on the continent have passed laws in recent years that ban homosexuality. The law took effect on Jan. The law passed in the National Assembly and received royal assent from King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Parliament in the small mountainous country between France and Spain voted to legalize same-sex marriage.

Denmark Europe Same-sex marriage became legal through a separate process in Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, in Ecuador Latin America-Caribbean A court ruling made Ecuador the fifth South American country to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The following 13 states have not legalized same-sex marriage: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas.

Spain Europe Third country globally to legalize same-sex marriage after a vote in its closely divided Parliament. Greece Europe First majority-Orthodox Christian nation to legalize same-sex marriage. Malta Europe Parliament voted almost unanimously to legalize same-sex marriage.

Belgium Europe Second country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage after its neighbor, the Netherlands. Sweden Europe Gay and lesbian couples in Sweden previously had been allowed to register for civil unions since Taiwan Asia-Pacific A court ruling prompted a change in the law that made Taiwan the first jurisdiction in Asia to permit gay and lesbian couples to wed.

Mexico Latin America-Caribbean Same-sex marriage eventually became legal nationally after the Supreme Court declared state bans unconstitutional in In , the federal government directed all local governments to register same-sex marriages. This year, Thailand and Liechtenstein join the list.

United Kingdom Europe Legal same-sex marriage took effect in Northern Ireland in , six years after the change in England and Wales.