OKAYAMA GAKUGEIKAN HIGH SCHOOL

Same-sexmarriage
Background of countries legalize same-sex marriage

SGHN104

Overview
Methodology

Continent

Country List

Politician

Timeline of same-sex marriage

Statement of the Problem

Hypothesis
Religion

Methodology

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Motivation of action

Sexual minorities of our countries (Japan, Thailand, Vietnam) seemdissatisfied with current legal circumstances, not having legal system
to secure their rights.

Research target

Researching the background of the countries that legalized same-sexmarriage.

Task

Find out what the commons among those countries that legalizedsame-sex marriage are.

Hypothesis

Verify hypotheses.

Verification

On progress.

Country List

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Netherland 🇳🇱Portugal 🇵🇹

Malta 🇲🇹New Zealand 🇳🇿Belgium 🇧🇪

Iceland 🇮🇸

Germany 🇩🇪United Kingdom 🇬🇧Spain 🇪🇸Argentina 🇦🇷Australia 🇦🇺

Luxembourg 🇱🇺

Canada 🇨🇦

Denmark 🇩🇰

Taiwan 🇹🇼USA 🇺🇸

South Africa 🇿🇦

Brazil 🇧🇷

Ecuador 🇪🇨

Ireland 🇮🇪

Norway 🇳🇴France 🇫🇷

Costa Rica 🇨🇷

Columbia 🇨🇴

Sweden 🇸🇪

Uruguay 🇺🇾

Switzerland 🇨🇭Finland 🇫🇮Austria 🇦🇹

Chile 🇨🇱Mexico 🇲🇽

Slovenia 🇸🇮Timeline ofsame-sex marriage
2001-2010
1 April 2001 Netherland
1 June 2003 Belgium3 July 2005 Spain
20 July 2005 Canada
30 November 2006 Norway
1 May 2009 Sweden
5 June 2010 Portugal
27 June 2010 Iceland
22 July 2010 Argentina

From 2021
10 March 2022 Chile
1 July 2022 Switzerland
8 July 2022 Slovenia

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2011-2020
15 June 2012 Denmark
15 May 2013 Brazil
18 May 2013 France
5 August 2013 Uruguay
19 August 2013 New Zealand
29 March 2014 United Kingdom
1 January 2015 Luxembourg
22 June 2015 Ireland
28 April 2016 Columbia
1 March 2017 Finland
1 September 2017 Malta
9 December 2017 Germany
9 December 2017 Australia
1 January 2019 Austria
24 May 2019 Taiwan
12 June 2019 Ecuador
26 May 2020 Costa Rica
※ Same-sex marriage was legalized in England and Wales in March 2014,
in Scotland in December 2014, and in Northern Ireland in January 2020.

Hypothesis

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Location

Religion

Politician

There is a relation
in location

There is a relationin religion

The presence ofsexual minority
politicians isrelevant

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Asia
3.1%

Location

America
31.3%

Where are countries that legalize
same-sex marriage

Europe ( 18 of 32 )America ( 10 of 32 )Oceania ( 2 of 32 )Africa ( 1 of 32 )Asia ( 1 of 32 )Europe
56.3%

Africa3.1%
Oceania
6.3%

America

North America
CanadaUSA
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Central America
Costa Rica

https://www.hrc.org/resources/marriage-equality-around-the-world

South America
Argentina
BrazilUruguay
Columbia
EcuadorChile

Europe

Northern Europe
NorwaySwedenIcelandDenmark

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Central Europe

Western Europe

Slovenia

Netherlands
Belgium
FranceUK
Luxembourg
IrelandGermany
Switzerland

https://www.hrc.org/resources/marriage-equality-around-the-world

Southern Europe
SpainMalta

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Oceania
New ZealandAustralia

https://www.hrc.org/resources/marriage-equality-around-the-worldBack to Overview

AfricaSouth Africa

https://www.hrc.org/resources/marriage-equality-around-the-world

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Asia
Taiwanhttps://www.hrc.org/resources/marriage-equality-around-the-world

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Roman Catholic and Protestant
9.4%
Buddhism
3.1%

Protestant
34.4%

Irreligion
3.1%

Roman Catholic
50%

Religion
What is the main religion of countries
that legalize same-sex marriage

Roman Catholic ( 16 of 32 )Protestant ( 11 of 32 )Roman Catholic andProtestant ( 3 of 32)
Buddhism ( 1 of 32 )Irreligion ( 1 of 32 )

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Politician
Same-sex marriage legalized countries
which the presence of sexual minority
politicians is relevant

relevant ( 32 of 32 )relevant
100%

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_first_openly_LGBT_holders_of_political_offices

Statement of
the Problem

Countries where same-sex
marriage cannot be legalized

The task that we are conducting for
further studies

LGBTQ political officeholders

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The case of Taiwan

Western Europe and SouthAmerica