Gay marriage is the marriage of two people of the same sex enrolled in a civil or religious ritual. There are records of gay marriage determining back to the first century. In the contemporary era, marriage equality was first admitted to same-sex pairs in the Netherlands on 1 April 2001.
As of 2021, gay marriage is lawfully performed and approved in 29 nations, with the newest being Costa Rica in 2020: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United States.
Below is a funny map of the most democratic countries and territories where married gay couples can buy rifles to protect their marijuana plants created by Reddit user Born_in_cyberspace.
