Map drawn from Wikipedia illustrating the status of same-sex equality across the globe as of 2014.
Dark Navy Blue = same-sex marriage
Blue = other type of partnership (or unregistered cohabitation)
Teal = foreign same-sex marriage recognized
Light Blue = limited recognition of same-sex marriage at federal, not state, level
Gray = no recognition
Beige = laws restricting freedom of expression and association
Yellow = de jure penalty that de facto enforced
Orange = imprisonment
Dark Orange = imprisonment, including lifetime sentence
Red = Imprisonment and possible death penalty
Dark Navy Blue = same-sex marriage is legal
Blue = domestic partnerships or civil unions with privileges similar to same-sex domestic partners
Light Blue = limited privileges granted by the state
Light Yellow = judicial rulings against bans on recognizing same-sex marriage with appeal pending
Yellow = judicial ruling against statutory ban on same-sex marriage with appeal pending
Dark Yellow = judicial ruling against constitutional ban on same-sex marriage
Red = statute bans same-sex marriage
Dark Red = constitution bans same-sex marriage
(Source: Wikipedia)
Dark Purple = joint adoption and step-parent adoption is legal
Light Purple = step-parent adoption legal
Red = joint adoption illegal
Pink = step-parent adoption illegal
Gray = ambiguous status or unknown
(Source: Wikipedia)
Dark Blue = majority of state’s population supports same-sex marriage
Light Blue = at least a plurality and possible majority support same-sex marriage
Dark Gray = polling shows statistical tie between support and opposition
Pink = a plurality and possible majority opposes same-sex marriage
Red = majority opposes same-sex marriage
Light Gray = lack of polling data in past two years
(Source: Wikipedia)
(Tables created by Origins. Source: Pew Research Center data via Wikipedia)
(Table created by Origins. Poll data from March 2014. Source: Post-ABC National poll)
(Graph created by Origins. Source: data from Pew Research Center)
Dark Purple = joint adoption
Purple = second-parent adoption
Light Purple = LGBT individuals explicitly allowed by law
(Source: Wikipedia)
