Countries that have legalized gay marriage
2001 - The Netherlands
2003 - Belgium
2005 - Canada, Spain
2006 - South Africa,
2009 - Norway, Sweden
2010 - Argentina, Iceland, Portugal
2012 - Denmark
2013 - Brazil, England, France, New Zealand, Uruguay, Wales
2014 - Luxembourg, Scotland
2015 - Ireland, United States
* In 2017, Finland's same-sex marriage law will take effect, but its parliament approved the legislation in 2014
Countries with regional freedom to marry
Mexico
Countries moving toward legalized same-sex marriage
Australia, Colombia, Slovenia
Sources: www.freedomtomarry.org