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eight same-sex marriages had been performed in Saint Barthélemy, five in French Polynesia, four in Saint Martin, two in Saint Pierre and Miquelon and one...

countries in the Americas grant legal recognition to same-sex unions, with almost 85 percent of people in both North America and South America living in jurisdictions...

recognise same-sex unions. In September 2020, the government announced its intention to enact civil unions for same-sex couples, providing several of the rights...

recognition in law for same-sex couples. Civil unions grant some or all of the rights of marriage (with child adoption being a common exception, and the...

recognise same-sex marriages or civil unions. Nicaragua recognises de facto unions (uniones de hecho) for cohabiting opposite-sex couples. Article 83 of the...

same-sex unions in any form, whether it be marriage or partnerships. Households headed by same-sex couples are also not eligible for any of the same rights...

Saint Pierre and Miquelon) voted in favor of same-sex marriage, 11 (2 from Guadeloupe, 3 from Martinique, 3 from French Polynesia, 2 from Réunion and...

in 2008. There is no recognition of same-sex couples. A proposal that would have allowed same-sex civil unions was defeated in 2004, mainly due to pressure...

same sex unions in any form, whether it be marriage or partnerships. Households headed by same-sex couples are also not eligible for any of the same rights...

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than it is for heterosexuals (16). Same-sex marriage and civil unions are not legal in Anguilla, and it is one of the British overseas territories not...

of support. The legal recognition of same-sex unions in Costa Rica had been debated periodically from 2006, with debate resurfacing in May 2009 and causing...

Consensual sexual intercourse between same-sex partners is legally punishable by up to ten years of imprisonment in the country. Jamaica has long held strongly...

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rights in some states (except in some cases). The party unanimously voted in favor of the recognition of same-sex civil unions in Mexico City and Coahuila...

British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) could force legal recognition of same-sex marriages in the Cayman Islands. The Constitution of the Cayman Islands...

same sex unions in any form, whether it be marriage or partnerships. Household headed by same-sex couples are also not eligible for any of the same rights...

a decision. Trinidad and Tobago does not recognize same-sex marriage or civil unions. In July 2018, Justice Frank Seepersad of the San Fernando High...

improvements in the 21st century for such rights. Following the 2022 Cuban Family Code referendum, there is legal recognition of the right to marriage, unions between...

bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people living in Saint Lucia face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT members of the population. Same-sex sexual...