Marriage Equality Around the World: A Myth or Reality

Abstract

Abstract: First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the carriage." This children's riddle shows that the right to marry and start a family is granted to many, but not to all. The prominent Call for legalizing same-sex marriage is growing around the world, but whether and to what extent that acceptance will lead to amplified social acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. As the relationship of lesbian and gay couples has been considered taboo for centuries. The legalization of same-sex unions, or marriage equality, has been a persistent global concern. The rights of the LGBT+ community have seen a considerable shift in recent years, with the legalization of same-sex marriages in many nations. By 2023, 34 nations have allowed same-sex Marriage; the Netherlands was the first to do so in 2001. Only one nation in Asia (Taiwan) and one nation in Africa (South Africa) permit same-sex unions, with the majority of these nations being in Europe and the Americas. The LGBT+ community still experiences prejudice and persecution in many nations where same-sex marriage is illegal. Even the death penalty is used as punishment for homosexuality in some nations. Despite this, the initiative for marriage equality is still flourishing, with more and more nations recognizing same-sex couples' legal rights to marry and getting the same protections and advantages as opposite-sex couples.