Marriage Equality Around The World By bmacmedia Apr 1, 2001 Netherlands Period: Apr 1, 2001 to Sep 1, 2013 National Progress Jun 1, 2003 Belgium Jul 3, 2005 Spain Jul 20, 2005 Canada Nov 30, 2006 South Africa Jan 1, 2009 Norway May 1, 2009 Sweden Jun 5, 2010 Portugal Jun 27, 2010 Iceland Jul 22, 2010 Argentina Jun 15, 2012 Denmark May 14, 2013 Brazil May 18, 2013 France Jun 26, 2013 DOMA down While the SCOTUS DOMA decision does not provide for federal recognition of marraige in all 50 states, it does protect the federal rights of those who live in any of the 11 states that have enacted state-level marriage equality laws. Aug 1, 2013 Uruguay Aug 13, 2013 New Zealand
