Same-sex marriage in Argentina 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 Paz (2007), and the city of Río Cuarto (2009). Civil
Same-sex marriage in Taiwan partners, though the rights afforded by such registrations are less than marriage. Following the Constitutional Court ruling, progress on implementing the law was stalled due to inaction from the Government. In November 2018, the Taiwanese electorate voted against changing the Civil Code to allow for same-sex marriage. However, the Government has confirmed that the ruling will go into effect regardless of the referendum results, by the drawing up of a separate law to legalise same-sex marriage instead of amending the Civil Code. As of 3 July 2017, same-sex couples can legally register their partnerships (Taiwanese Mandarin: 同性伴侶註記作業) in 18 of