Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage.
Greece legalized same-sex marriage and adoption, becoming the first Orthodox Christian Country to do so.
Same-sex marriage became legal in Austria.
The Austrian courts ruled in favor of same-sex marriage in 2019.
Japan recognized its first legal same-sex couple.
Same-sex marriage became legal in all 50 states.
Same-sex marriage was legalized in Hawaii.
The House of Commons voted in favor of same-sex marriage in the United Kingdom.
President Barack Obama officially declared his support of same-sex marriage.
Californian Judge Vaughn Walker overturned the same-sex marriage ban.
Same-sex marriage was legalized in Sweden.
The state of California began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
The California Supreme Court ruled that the state ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional.
Elton John and his partner David Furnish registered their civil partnership at Windsor Town Hall on the first day civil partnerships could legally be performed in England.
Spain legalized same-sex marriage.
The Civil Marriage Act was introduced, making same-sex marriage legal in Canada.
Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
The Netherlands became the first country in the world to allow same-sex marriage.
New South Wales, Australia, celebrated the first day of homosexuality being legal.
