Same-sex marriage in Argentina 16% supported civil unions or other forms of legal recognition. Same-sex marriage in Argentina Same-sex marriage in Argentina has been legal since July 22, 2010. Argentina was the first country in Latin America, the second in the Americas, and the second in the Southern Hemisphere to allow same-sex marriage nationwide. It was the tenth country worldwide to allow same-sex marriage. In the first decade of the 21st century, civil unions ( or "unión convivencial") were made legal in four jurisdictions in Argentina: the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (2002), the province of Río Negro (2003), the city of Villa Carlos
Same-sex marriage in Nova Scotia six days later. Same-sex marriage in Nova Scotia Same-sex marriage is legal in Nova Scotia. The province began issuing marriage licences to same-sex couples immediately following a September 24, 2004 court ruling. Nova Scotia became the sixth jurisdiction in Canada (and the ninth worldwide) to legalise same-sex marriage. Prior to 2001, common-law couples, either opposite-sex or same-sex, were not able to adopt. However, in 2001, the Nova Scotia Supreme Court concluded that the provision in the "Adoption Act" that prevented common-law couples from adopting was unconstitutional. The result been that common-law couples, either same-sex or opposite-sex, are now able to