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GAY MARRIAGE FACTS & FIGURES
A MATTER OF PLACES
Countries where homosexual marriage is legal (1)

gay marriage map
legal  Legal   partially legal  Legal in some states only   civil union Civil unions with limited rights   homosexuality punished Homosexuality punished   undefined legislation No legislation defined   

A MATTER OF TIME
Opinion: Should same-sex couples be recognized by law?(2)
gay marriage time
A MATTER OF AGE
& IDEOLOGY
Percent who favor same-sex marriage (US) (3)
gay marriage opinion based on age and ideology
A MATTER OF RELIGION
Official position of main religions (4)
gay marriage & religions
A MATTER OF MONEY
Unmarried same-sex couples have no access to:
(now granted by gay marriage)
money
Extra lifetime cost for unmarried same-sex couples
(compared to cost for married heterosexual couples in the US)
best scenario

Best case scenario

worst scenario

Worst case scenario

Sources:
(1) "Mapa del matrimonio homosexual en el mundo"
(2) "Do you think marriages between same-sex couples should be recognized by law as valid?" / Survey on the legalization of same-sex marriages in the U.S. 1996 to 2015 / Statista / 2015
(3) "61% of Young Republicans Support Same-Sex Marriage" / Statista / March 11, 2014
(4) "Religious Groups' Official Positions on Same-Sex Marriage" / Pew Research Center / July 2, 2015 // Vox Marriage Equality
(5) "The High Price of Being a Gay Couple" / The New York Times / October 2, 2009

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Read also: A Non-religious Case Against Same-sex Marriage
and Gay Marriage: Is the struggle finally over, or is it just beginning?.

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