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Illinois

Any word on when the State of Illinois will be shaded in light blue? Civil unions bill was passed and expected to be signed by Gov. Quinn sometime in early February (Springfield sources say, off the record). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.215.237.153 (talk) 09:33, 21 January 2011 (UTC)

Illinois just legalized civil unions today, and should be colored medium blue.129.49.235.94 (talk) 02:20, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Illinois still hasn't been shaded. 71.239.250.61 (talk) 12:12, 17 February 2011 (UTC)

Bonaire, Saba, Saint Eustatius now a part of the Netherlands

With the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Bonaire, Saba, and Saint Eustatius have become part of the Netherlands and are subject to Dutch law. Their marriage laws must be gender neutral. For the first time, marriages between persons of the same sex can be conducted in the Caribbean.

Change the colour

I suggest to change the colour for "same-sex marriage" to green (e.g. rgb(0, 200, 0)), because it can be easily confused with "death penalty". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.40.24.196 (talk) 05:19, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

The color codes do need to be changed for clarity. Above reason is sound, also because darkest blue area have the most rights, the logical impression one gets is that medium blue areas have the next-most rights. For example one would think that Wisconsin residents have more legal rights than residents of Mexico. However domestic partnerships conferring only 1/4 as many rights as marriage are allowed in Wisconsin, whereas residents of any part of Mexico who have filed marriage papers in in Mexico City are granted full legal recognition and protection in every Mexican state. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.208.27 (talk) 17:11, 10 September 2010 (UTC)

Also, grey for both "no information" and "no recognition" is very confusing. Consistent with other WP maps "no information" countries should be coloured white. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.222.94.108 (talk) 22:24, 23 August 2011 (UTC)

Australia

Australia should be edited to show blue only for Victoria, South Australia, ACT and Tasmania. The rest of Australia allows equal rights to de facto partners, but has no official register for same sex couples. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Australia for details Member N (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 02:49, 28 October 2009 (UTC).

There is also a flaw in the key regarding Australia, asides from state to state differences. There is a federal law passed by the previous government to ensure that only heterosexual foreign marraiges are recognised. The problem with Australia is that while some states and a territory allow unions, colouring the country to represent this, might give some people the impression, without further research that Australia also recognises, say, gay marraiges from the Netherlands. Perhaps the key needs updating to reflect this properly?--Senor Freebie (talk) 02:46, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Hawaii

Why did the color that Hawaii did have, get taken away? 68.60.76.178 (talk) 03:25, 1 August 2009 (UTC)

Yeah, it should be a lighter shade of blue like Wisconsin, Colorado, or Maryland. Can be seen here on Wikipedia: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Recognition_of_same-sex_relationships_in_the_United_States.svg Yankhill (talk) 00:40, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

Hawaii still isn't the right color of blue (or blue at all, I believe). I thought it had changed to blue, and now seems to be back to gray. 68.60.76.178 (talk) 22:48, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Mistakes

There are a lot of mistakes on the new map. (e.g., Oman and Bahrain should be orange; Maldives should be red; Liberia should be yellow, Bhutan should be yellow) VoodooIsland (talk) 01:51, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

I think someone should revert back to the old map, there are simply too many mistakes at the present. VoodooIsland (talk) 01:01, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

There is still a lot of mistakes after you fixed Switzerland...for example-homosexuality is still illegal in Maldives, Sinagapore and Liberia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 16Dream.Ton y (talk • contribs) 14:05, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

For example in countries like Oman or United Arab Emirates homosexuality is illegal. Nuclearvacuum changed countrycolour incorrect to grey. GLGermann (talk) 11:24, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

I recolored all those. (Singapore orange because I am not sure if 2 years in prison constitute a large or small penalty and decided on large) Are there any more? the Homosexualist (talk) 03:30, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

okay that's better than before. But you forgot to colour orange United Arab Emirates, where homosexuality is illegal. GLGermann (talk) 09:28, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

UAE is now orange. —the Homosexualist (talk) 17:27, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

According to [1] United Arab Emirates should be BROWN not orange. Pitcairn Islands should be blue( the spot nearest to Chile). Seychelles, Fiji, Kiribati, Nauru, Cook Islands,Tonga and Tuvalu should be orange. When it comes to Oceania, it is very hard to locate states and territories, but I think that the only orange spot is Samoa. I am not good in changing this, so I hope that someone else can do it instead of me. For help, use the map [2] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 16Dream.Ton y (talk • contribs) 21:59, 26 August 2009 (UTC)

I don't know how to change the colors, but if in the USA and Mexico you distinguish between states, you shoudl do teh same for Argentina and Brazil. It now looks as if you have civil partnerships in the whole countries, but it's actually just the state of Rio Grande Do Sur in Brazil and Buenos Aires (and another small city) in Argentina 195.54.254.19 (talk) 13:01, 17 September 2009 (UTC) Ale

Ecuador

Ecuador should be coloured grey, not blue. While the Constitution mentions that "de facto unions" should include both opposite-sex and same-sex couples, there is no enabling law to implement this yet. See Civil unions in Ecuador. Ronline ✉ 15:16, 22 August 2009 (UTC)

Resolved

 – —the Homosexualist (talk) 03:37, 25 August 2009 (UTC)

New Color scheme suggestion

Due to the scarcity of the usage of light blue (foreign marriages); only present in tiny places like Israel, DC, and New York; I think that the color should instead be used to denote countries that provide equal protection guarantees but not civil unions or marriage. --haha169 (talk) 03:58, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

Ecuador

Can anyone cite a source that a civil union was performed in Ecuador in September? , dated September 23, 2009, declares that these unions have still yet to be put into practice. VoodooIsland (talk) 23:11, 14 October 2009 (UTC)

Maine needs to be updated

The law allowing same-sex marriage in Maine has been repealed. Maine's domestic partnership law remains in effect. –BMRR (talk) 19:49, 4 November 2009 (UTC)

Terms

It is difficult to understand what the term "life in prison" means: any imprisonment or life imprisonment (i.e., continuing till the end of the life of the imprisoned person). Therefore this phrase has been translated into different languages with different meanings (e.g., as imprisonment in Russian, but as life imprisonment in Polish). It is necessary to clarify and correct. --D.M. from Ukraine (talk) 21:25, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Argentina

Buenos Aires has issued a same-sex marriage certificate due to a court decision, and the mayor of the city has apparently invited more same-sex couples to challenge the existing laws confining marriage between a man and a woman. Apparently it looks like gay marriage will soon be legalized in Argentina However to reflect recent developments, since on the list of countries / regions where same-sex marriage is performed, Argentina (C) is listed, shouldn't the capital region be coloured dark blue as well? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.74.216.65 (talk) 05:02, 21 November 2009 (UTC)

NO dark blue for Buenos Aires, because it's only marriage allowed for one couple. I guess some states in United States of America have had that situation, I think I read something of Iowa, there were a gay couple legally married before it was legal in the state because they stablished a lawsuit. There are Nationwide "unregistered cohabitation" because gay couples from all country can claim pension (only that, it is clearly inferior and unequal from heterosexual couples) anyhow, ALL Argentina should be MID-Blue. (Mid-blue includes, recognition, no matter if it is inferior) http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/08/19/argentina.gay/ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.27.52.36 (talk) 01:32, 27 November 2009 (UTC)

[3]: The first gay couple has married in Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego with the support of the provincial government. Should the eastern side of the island be dark blue now? --190.160.24.136 (talk) 22:31, 28 December 2009 (UTC)

The Argentinian Senate has approved the same sex marriage bill and President Kirchner will sign it without a doubt. So, I don't think it would be too presumptuous to color Argentina dark blue at this point. --Wbush89 (talk) 07:31, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

District of Columbia (United States)

Same sex marriage was legalized in Washington D.C. on 12/15/09 and should be included in the map for the United States. Effective March 2010. Aurora30 (talk) 21:51, 15 December 2009 (UTC)

Mexico City

Same-sex marriage became legal in Mexico city therefore it should change from light blue to deep blue. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h4_uOzElZivyqR7ZpWRTnJdAJ5dg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.173.223.223 (talk) 02:30, 22 December 2009 (UTC)

Portugal

Portugal legalized same-sex marriage. I'm guessing nothing is going to stop this from happening, so it might be safe to change its color.74.73.89.107 (talk) 17:05, 8 January 2010 (UTC)

Same sex marriage in Portugal has been legalized but it is NOT yet a law, so I feel that the color change should be reverted. "It will become law if the Portuguese President does not veto it or the Parliament confirms it after a presidential veto." To take a guess on if or if not it will become law is crystal balling. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:34, 15 January 2010 (UTC)

Portugal's president ratifies gay marriage law: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ik3aX3N0ru0tZv_wqU87GX6lm4lwD9FOPGBG1 Please, change its colour :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joaonunolx (talk • contribs) 19:57, 17 May 2010 (UTC)

Nepal

Once Nepal's new constitution is ratified, which is set to occur in May, sexual minorities will be granted equal rights, and thus same sex marriage will be legalized. For the time being, no change should be made to Nepal. However, when the date of ratification is determined for Nepal's new constitution, Nepal should be colored dark blue from that date onward. Source: Hindustan Times and Telegraph.co.uk --Wbush89 (talk) 07:51, 21 January 2010 (UTC)

Please revert back. Nepal's constitution isn't finalized yet. It is only expected to be completed in May. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Maxenricfan (talk • contribs) 02:43, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

I agree Nepal should be reverted back, nothing is set in stone until the ink fully dries. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 04:06, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

Resolved

- It appears that the issue has been resolved for now. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 21:42, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

I'm sorry if I created any confusion. I only meant to bring attention to Nepal, and for Nepal to be changed only once the constitution is ratified in May. --Wbush89 (talk) 23:40, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

Putting in all US states

This is a great map that could easily be used for some other purpose on Wikipedia. However, there is one problem, namely it lacks all the US states. How did the original states get put in? How might I go about adding the rest? Khin2718 (talk) 09:12, 20 January 2010 (UTC)

Eventually I did find a way to do this, namely make my own map using GeoTools. Of course you have to know Java ;) —Khin2718 22:41, 24 March 2010 (UTC)

Mexico

All country should be blue (of foreign marriage recognized) due to there is no DOMA law in that country, so the marriages performed in Mexico City are recognized in the other mexican states. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.26.6.145 (talk) 06:30, 20 March 2010 (UTC)

That's not what the map of Mexico on the Recognition of Same Sex unions in Mexico indicates. One of them needs to be changed. Until Mexican law establishes precedent, such as a court ruling, government announcement or established fact of foreign couples' experiences, I would suggest coloring Mexico at the state level as on the Mexican Unions article. 75.187.57.238 (talk) 22:16, 15 July 2010 (UTC)

New York

Am I seeing this wrong? New York appears gray. But it does recognize foreign same-sex marriages. I would change the map myself but I have no idea how to do it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by CatHeadedEagle (talk • contribs) 19:11, 3 April 2010 (UTC)

Color scheme confusion

The colors for "same-sex marriage" and "death penalty" are a little too close. I spent a few moments just now being confused about South Africa in particular. Dylan Thurston (talk) 17:26, 21 May 2010 (UTC)

The two grays are also quite confusing. I can't tell if only one is used, or if I just can't tell the difference. And if only one is used, I can't tell which one is... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.171.98.49 (talk) 18:04, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

I want to second Dylan's concern and add that color perception makes Spain and South Africa appear different than the Western hemisphere gay marriage legalizers since they are next to a bright orange.--Carwil (talk) 11:13, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

Iceland

Same sex marriage has just been made legal in Iceland. Please update the map. --Cessator (talk) 13:43, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

• The law will not go into effect until June 27. Tryggvia (talk) 08:51, 12 June 2010 (UTC)

This shouldn't matter. The convention so far has been to update the map as soon as the law is passed, rather than when it goes into effect. Other maps have already been updated: see, for instance, the map at Recognition of same-sex unions in Europe. Ronline ✉ 09:44, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

I supports Ronline's position. Ron 1987 16:05, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

I also agree. The accompanying text actually says the map "May include recent laws or court decisions which have created legal recognition of same-sex relationships, but which have not entered into effect yet". Aviad2001 (talk) 15:44, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

Agreed. Please change Iceland to dark blue. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.191.147.193 (talk) 05:42, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Blue dots in the Carribbean

I see a couple of blue spots in the chain of the Lesser Antilles (not sure which islands are which) but there don't seem to be any Caribbean countries listed in the "Legal recognition of same-sex couples" template. Is this a mistake? Or does the UK's civil partnership law extend to some of its overseas territories? Other UK overseas territories (e.g., Bermuda, the Caymans) are gray colored. --Jfruh (talk) 16:18, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Ireland

Could someone please update Ireland to the civil union/ partnership blue? The new Civil Partnership act was passed by the Irish upper house on the 8th of July. It now has to be ratified by the Irish President, however she was a keen supporter of the bill so it's likely to be signed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.15.142.73 (talk) 21:25, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

Update: The Irish President has signed the law today, could someone please update the map? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.15.142.73 (talk) 18:06, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

The Irish President ratified the civil parternship of 2010 the 19th of July of 2010- Please update the world map, as the european one has already been updated- different information on two maps provided by the same provider. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.185.68.190 (talk) 17:52, 21 July 2010 (UTC)

Please update Ireland —Preceding kcflood comment added by 86.15.142.73 (talk) 21:25, 10 August 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kcflood (talk • contribs)

United States federal government now recognizes same-sex marriages

Same-sex couples who hold a marriage license issued by Massachusetts will now have their marriages recognized by the federal government, wherever they may reside. The ruling in Massachusetts v. Dept. of Health and Human Services was automatically stayed for two weeks once the decision was announced and it has now been two weeks since the decision was released with no word of appeal from the Dept. of Justice. What color will most accurately represent this? There are two layers of same-sex union recognition now in the U.S.: the state and federal level. As this is a map of the world, I think we should defer to the federal policy as is done on the capital punishment map (all red for the U.S. on the world map due to federal policy, with each state's policies shown only on the U.S. map). Because a same-sex couple may be married in the United States and have its marriage recognized with the full force of federal law in the United States, the United States as a whole should be colored dark blue, deferring to the U.S. map to show individual state-level policies. 72.92.239.138 (talk) 21:42, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

You are getting ahead of things. First we need to know that this is applicable beyond MA. Everything I have seen so far suggests that it isn't. Secondly, this is likely to face appeal, and until then, lets not change the map. So far I have seen and heard nothing about Federal recognition actually being applied. 192.135.179.248 (talk) 14:19, 23 July 2010 (UTC)

The ruling only applies to same-sex marriages issued by Massachusetts. Massachusetts will issue marriages to couples from out-of-state. All news sources at the time the decision was announced mentioned that the ruling would be stayed for 14 days. It has now been 14 days and I haven't heard anything that the stay was extended, although I also curiously haven't been able to find any news source that mentions the ruling has actually gone into effect. So I no longer know exactly what is going on with this ruling.

civil uniouns now legal in Ireland

can you please update this map with ireland in the light blue colour. Rctycoplay (talk) 13:45, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Same-sex marriage now legal in California

As per the decision in Perry v. Schwarzenegger in U.S. District Court, the State of California is immediately and permanently enjoined from enforcing the provisions in Proposition 8. http://www.scribd.com/doc/35374462/Prop-8-Ruling-FINAL (Final Paragraph) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.253.7.144 (talk) 21:15, 4 August 2010 (UTC)

Mexico

Now that same sex marriages performed in Mexico City must be recognized by the whole country (http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5grJesfflOb0tjV_flyYRem81BVMwD9HGRI5G0), same-sex marriage is defacto legal in Mexico and the map should be changed to reflect that in some way. 63.229.32.99 (talk) 00:53, 11 August 2010 (UTC)

Somalia

According to LGBT rights in Somalia Somalia should be orange and not brown. Ameki (talk) 22:28, 5 September 2010 (UTC)

New colour?

Some countries (such as Namibia) have Homosexuality as illegal but virtually uninforced. Could we maybe have another colour for this? Similar to how the death penalty map has a colour for nations "who have not used capital punishment in the last X years"? Bezuidenhout (talk) 16:17, 23 February 2011 (UTC)

Afghanistan

Afghanistan should be orange. Another Wiki article indicates that Homosexuality was only a capital crime under the time of the Taliban. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.15.143.184 (talk) 22:17, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Japan

Japan should not be in light blue. It does not recognize same-sex marriages performed abroad. It allows Japanese nationals to have gay marriages abroad (by issuing them with the necessary paperwork), but these marriages are not recognized back in Japan. 121.1.172.67 (talk) 17:13, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

Edits.

Mozambique should be GREY. Afghanistan should be ORANGE. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.15.143.184 (talk) 20:14, 3 April 2011 (UTC)

Legal in the US?

The US area doesn't seem right. At least 15 states still have laws that criminalize homosexual conduct or sodomy, which can still be successfully practiced, despite supreme court rulings. http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_12790543 LieAfterLie (talk) 03:31, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

There's nothing in the article that indicates that the people could be successfully prosecuted for homosexual conduct. One (presumably uninformed) cop said they could be, but you'll note that one of his superiors walked that back, basically saying that they could only be prosecuted for not leaving private property when told to.

Discrimination against gay people in the US is still a huge problem in many parts of the country, but there's also a big difference between discrimination by private individuals and uninformed police officers and explicit criminalization of homosexual conduct. This map only deals with the latter.--Jfruh (talk) 16:20, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

I think he means that many states (like Texas) still explicitly ban consensual homosexual conduct. But to answer that question, its no longer enforced, so it doesn't apply to this map. Many people don't know that Alabama still has Jim Crow on the books - doesn't mean its enforced. --haha169 (talk) 03:07, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

It's not just that it's "not enforced" -- it's legally unenforceable, due to SCOTUS ruling. It isn't the law of the land. --Jfruh (talk) 16:06, 16 June 2011 (UTC)

All anti-gay sex and anti-sodomy laws still on the books in the U.S. and U.S. territories are similarly unenforceable. The U.S. supreme court ruled they were unconstitutional in 2006 or 7. It was a texas couple that sued. Texas v. Soloman i think. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Longthicknosnip (talk • contribs) 05:44, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

Pitcairn

Considering there is nothing they like more than buggering 12 year olds in pitcairn I am very skeptical that this map seems to show homosexuality as illicit there. It is almost certainly not the case (even if the statutes say otherwise - statutes are not be all and end all) Egg Centric 19:08, 9 May 2011 (UTC)

Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates

- If you enter LGBT rights in Africa article you can notice that Mozambique is grey on the map, I don't know if consensual homosexual acts are officially legal in Mozambique but according to an article in the reference list of that page, the Mozamibican Justice Minister Benvinda Levi has stated that homosexuality is not a criminal offence in her country. - In the LGBT rights in the United Arab Emirates article it's stated that in sodomy cases the capital punishment might be applicable, so should the UAE be filled with brown colour on the map or not?

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka should be orange because of fines and prison up to 10 years. See LGBT rights in Sri Lanka - Ameki (talk) 23:41, 15 July 2011 (UTC)

Chile

Now has civil unions this needs to be updated.Longthicknosnip (talk) 06:16, 12 August 2011 (UTC)

India

I think India's colour should be changed to 'unregistered co-habitation' one. Though it is not explicitly allowed it is neither explicitly outlawed. (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_by_country_or_territory#South_Asia ). If nothing is said about something in law it means that it is legal, is the general consensus and recently Gurgoan court recognized this. (http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-07-29/gurgaon/29828761_1_gurgaon-court-lesbian-marriage-legal-marriage ). So if not 'marriage allowed' category (for which recognition has to be given explicitly defining registration procedures, divorce etc.) 'un-registered co habitation' is the one that describes India better. Akilan (talk) 02:37, 20 August 2011 (UTC)

Somalia

The color is somewhat wrong. It is punishable by death penalty in the North (LGBT rights in Somaliland) and common penalty in the UN-recognized South (LGBT rights in Somalia). Lguipontes (talk) 20:46, 14 November 2011 (UTC)

Difference between Minimal and Large Penalties

What exactly is the difference between minimal and large penalties? Everything else is defined, but how do you judge whether a penalty less than life in prison is "minimal" or "large". What is the dividing line? Thunderstone99 (talk) 02:34, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

Can someone change Quintana Roo in Mexico to dark blue?

On November 30, the Mexican state of Quintana Roo began offering same-sex marriages (see http://chflawyers.com/603/same-sex-marriages-in-quintana-roo/). I would change the image myself, but currently Mexico is a single path, and I am not talented enough with SVG to figure out how to "cut out" Quintana Roo from the Mexico path. Can someone help me do this? Xnux 23:23, 30 December 2011 (UTC)

I think that's too soon, see the discussion on Talk:Recognition of same-sex unions in Mexico. Hekerui (talk) 00:59, 31 December 2011 (UTC)

Separate unregistered cohabitation/other type of union

Civil union/civil partnership/domestic partnership is much more significant than just having a common law marriage. Those things should be separate on the map. Also, maybe there should be a star on Mexico since only marriages performed there (where legal) are recognized throughout the country. 174.58.138.200 (talk) 04:32, 3 January 2012 (UTC)