Gay marriage around the world

Today, Ireland could become the very first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage through a popular vote. Will liberal thinking win out over the Catholic nation's conservative leanings? Opinion polls certainly do suggest that Ireland is on course to join the world's 18 other countries where gay marriage is legal. Read more in the Independent.

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This chart shows the countries worldwide that allow gay marriage.

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Approval of the legalization of same-sex marriages South Korea 2001-2023
Number of countries that permit same-sex marriage 2022, by legal procedure
Number of countries that permit same-sex marriage 2022, by continent
Public opinions on gay marriage in Italy 2016
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Share of people in favor of gay marriage in Belgium 2017, by religious affiliation
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Share of people in favor of gay marriage Netherlands 2017, by religious affiliation

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