Resources Related to International
The World After Proposition 8: A Global Survey of the Right to Marry
An examination of the May 2008 and 2009 California Supreme Court decisions and a survey of the countries that presently allow marriage for same-sex couples.
Argentina: President defends marriage equality bill
A video of Argentina President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner defending a bill that would legalize the freedom to marry in her country.
Latin America’s Support for Same-Sex Marriage
A study from Americas Quarterly examines public opinion on the freedom to marry across several nations.
Special Report: The Marriage Equality Debate
A broad discussion of the debate surrounding the freedom to marry
International Research Project on same-sex unions in Europe
Other publications on the freedom to marry in Europe
Timeline Of Gay and Lesbian Marriage, Partnership or Unions Worldwide
Continuously updated by UK Gay News
“We Only Want Equal Rights”: How the Netherlands Got Same-Sex Marriage
An interview of one of the leaders the marriage movement in the Netherlands
Swedes support full marriage equality
71% of Swedes favor the freedom to marry.
Record numbers of Australians in favor of marriage equality
A report by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission recommends that laws discriminating against gay people be removed.
Majority in Israel support gay couple’s rights
56% of Israeli's agree it is good or necessary to afford gay couples pension and survivorship rights.
GAY MARRIAGE: For Better or for Worse? What We’ve Learned From the Evidence
This book looks to Scandinavia where gay and lesbian couples have enjoyed the rights and benefits of marriage since 1989.
South Africa’s Constitution Court Ruling for the freedom to marry
Including South Africa's marriage/civil union bill
Civil Marriage Act, Statutes of Canada 2005, chapter 33
Read Canada's marriage law
Spain’s Prime Minister Zapatero defends equality and freedom for all
Complete text of the Prime Minister's speech
The Influence of the Christian Right on Gay Marriage Laws in the Netherlands, Canada and the US
Study comparing the marriage laws of the Netherlands, Canada and the US
