{"id":892375,"date":"2026-04-01T14:26:42","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=892375"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:53:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T13:53:36","slug":"same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/blogs\/mannerisms\/democracy-and-standards\/same-sex-marriage-2026-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Same-Sex Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>50% \u00a0of the countries that allow same-sex marriage are in Western Europe.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1650907591\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Cuba and Mexico legalised same-sex marriage in 2022, Chile in 2021, Ecuador in 2019 and Costa Rica in 2018 (in effect since 2020).<\/p><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-315924419\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>It has been legal in Colombia since 2016, in Brazil since 2013 and Argentina since 2010.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1689752697\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-892376\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/31225120\/IMG_1958.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"2150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/31225120\/IMG_1958.webp 1200w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/31225120\/IMG_1958-167x300.webp 167w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/31225120\/IMG_1958-572x1024.webp 572w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/31225120\/IMG_1958-768x1376.webp 768w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/31225120\/IMG_1958-857x1536.webp 857w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/31225120\/IMG_1958-1143x2048.webp 1143w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>South Africa is the only place on the African continent where <a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/topics\/8579\/lgbtq-worldwide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">same-sex <\/a>couples can get married.<\/p>\n<p>Several European governments do not allow same-sex unions, notably Italy and much of Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50% \u00a0of the countries that allow same-sex marriage are in Western Europe. 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