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 the Australian Capital Territory marriages that had been performed under the ACT legislation are consequently void. The ACT was the first jurisdiction in Australia to legally recognise same-sex couples in 1994. It was the second to allow joint adoption petitions by same-sex couples in 2003, following Western Australia. It also is the first (and currently, only) jurisdiction to allow Civil unions after its "Civil Unions Act" passed the Legislative Assembly in 2012. Previously, identical legislation was successfully rejected by the federal Howard Government in 2006. In 2013, the Legislative Assembly voted to legalise same-sex marriage, but this law was struck down by the Australian