http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown Decoding the news Wed, 22 May 2013 01:55:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/2012/11/30/nations-that-have-legalized-same-sex-marriage/ http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/2012/11/30/nations-that-have-legalized-same-sex-marriage/#comments Sat, 01 Dec 2012 02:55:51 +0000 Matthew Green http://blogs.kqed.org/lowdown/?p=5108 Same-sex marriage has been legalized in a growing number of states around the country. But under federal law, marriage is still defined as a union between a man and a women. If the U.S. ever does legalize same-sex marriage nationally, it won’t be the first country in the world to do so. Not even close. … Continue reading →]]> Same-sex marriage has been legalized in a growing number of states around the country. But under federal law, marriage is still defined as a union between a man and a women. If the U.S. ever does legalize same-sex marriage nationally, it won’t be the first country in the world to do so. Not even close. In fact, there are currently 10 nations around the world where same-sex marriage is universally legal. Explore this map to see where and since when.

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