Do you Know 18 Countries have Legalised Same Sex Marriage?

The number of countries that has officially legalized same-sex marriage across the globe has risen to 18 with Alabama being the latest U.S. state to change its stance on gay marriage and start issuing some marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Inspite of the rise in Anti-gay protesters, the number seems to rise geometrically as more countries seem to join the clique while two others allow the union to take place in some jurisdictions. Nonetheless, it was discovered that more African countries were likely to join the risen number with South African being amongst the first 5 countries. As it stands, the following 18 countries have legalized same-sex marriage and two allow the union to take place in some jurisdictions. COUNTRIES WHERE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS LEGAL 2000 The Netherlands 2003 Belgium 2005 Canada 2005 Spain 2006 South Africa 2009 Sweden 2009 Norway 2010 Portugal 2010 Iceland 2010 Argentina 2012 Denmark 2013 Uruguay 2013 New Zealand 2013 France 2013 England / Wales 2013 Brazil 2014 Luxembourg 2014 Scotland COUNTRIES WHERE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE IS LEGAL IN SOME JURISDICTIONS 2003 United States 2009 Mexico (Source: Pew Research Center, January, 2015)