20 January: The Chamber of Deputies of Chile approves legislation to create the civil union pact (pacto de unión civil or PUC), that was already accredited by the Senate. 25 February: The Italian Senate approves a Civil Union invoice in a 173-71 vote. Passed by Congress June 4, 1919, and ratified Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment lastly granted ladies the proper to vote in America. In a 5-four choice, the justices declared that the regulation eliminated a person’s right to enter freely into contracts, violating the 14th Amendment. 1 January: An amended Marriage and Family Law becomes efficient in Vietnam, permitting similar-sex couples to marry (albeit with out legal recognition). 7 November: U.S. District Judge Ortrie Smith guidelines in Lawson v. Kelly that Missouri’s ban on similar-sex marriage is unconstitutional, staying his order pending appeal. 17 October: U.S. District Judge Scott Skavdahl guidelines Wyoming’s ban on identical-sex marriage to be unconstitutional. 15 October: Same-sex marriage turns into legal in Idaho with the lifting of the stay in Latta v. Otter. His choice takes impact on 12 November when the state defendants exhaust their options for acquiring a keep pending enchantment. 17 December: A bill to legalize identical-intercourse marriage within the Mexican state of Nayarit is authorized by the state congress, in a 26-1 vote, with 1 abstention.
Eight March: A similar-sex marriage invoice passes 17-three within the House of Keys, the decrease branch of the parliament of the Isle of Man. 23 December: The Greek Parliament passes identical-intercourse civil unions regulation which legalised civil partnerships. 26 April: A identical-intercourse marriage invoice passes 6-3 in the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man. 26 June: Same-intercourse marriage becomes legal in the United States of America on account of a Supreme Court ruling. 15 July: Same-sex marriage becomes authorized in Puerto Rico on account of a Supreme Court ruling. 23 December: The Parliament of Taiwan (The Republic of China) thought-about legislation to legalize identical-intercourse marriage. 28 November: The Parliament of Finland votes to legalize identical-intercourse marriage by a vote of 105-92. Secondary legislation can be required earlier than this law came into effect. 23 January: Same-intercourse marriage becomes legal in Alabama. 6 January: Same-sex marriage turns into authorized in Florida. 22 May: The Republic of Ireland is the primary nation in the world to approve same-intercourse marriage and its constitutional protection by a popular vote in a referendum. 26 May: Greenland’s parliament, by a vote of 27-0, unanimously approves identical-intercourse marriage. Three June: Mexico’s Supreme Court rules that state legal guidelines banning identical-sex marriage are discriminatory.
12 June: Same intercourse marriage becomes legal in the Mexican state of Colima, following a 24-zero vote. 20 May: Same intercourse marriage becomes authorized in the Mexican state of Campeche, following a 34-1 vote. 12 May: Same-sex marriage becomes legal within the Mexican state of Jalisco. 16 December: The Irish Government decides to hold the wedding Equality referendum in May 2015. The referendum, which is predicted to be held on 22 May, proposes so as to add to the Irish Constitution a declaration that “marriage may be contracted in accordance with law by two persons without distinction as to their sex”. Four March: The parliament of Slovenia approves a identical-intercourse marriage bill by a vote of 51-28. However, the National Assembly then organized a referendum that happened on 20 December. 12 November: U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel guidelines in Condon v. Haley that South Carolina’s ban on identical-intercourse marriage is unconstitutional. 19 November: U.S. District Judge Brian Morris guidelines in Rolando v. Fox that Montana’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, making same-sex marriage authorized in Montana. 10 December: The States of Guernsey, Channel Islands, agrees in a vote of 37 to 7 to introduce same sex marriage.
The invoice now awaits royal assent before same sex marriage is legalised within the Isle of Man. Guam that defined marriage as between couples of the alternative sex, thereby allowing similar sex marriage to start. 28 April: The Constitutional Court of Colombia legalizes identical-intercourse marriage in a 6-three decision. Four March: Ecuadorian province of Azuay unanimously approves an ordinance which creates a marriage register for same-intercourse couples. 12 October: District Court Judge Timothy Burgess strikes down the ban on identical-intercourse marriage in Alaska, with fast impact, making similar-sex marriage legal in Alaska. 17 October: U.S. District Judge John Sedwick rules Arizona’s ban on same-intercourse marriage to be unconstitutional, making identical-intercourse marriage authorized in Arizona. 20 December: In a referendum, Slovenian voters overturned by a two-to-one margin the same-sex marriage invoice that had been handed by the parliament on four March. His resolution takes effect on 20 November, and similar-sex marriages start in South Carolina.