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same-sex marriage

marriage of persons of the same sex
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Summary

same-sex marriage is a legal relationship[1]. It draws 17,335 Wikipedia views per month (legal relationship category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: marriage[3], same-sex relationship[4], LGBT marriage[5]
  • Part of: LGBTQ rights[6]
  • Commons category: Same-sex marriage[7]
  • Has part(s): Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands[8], same-sex marriage in Belgium[9], same-sex marriage in Spain[10], Same-sex marriage in Canada[11], same-sex marriage in South Africa[12], Same-sex marriage in Norway[13], same-sex marriage in Sweden[14], same-sex marriage in Portugal[15], Same-sex marriage in Iceland[16], same-sex marriage in Argentina[17], Same-sex marriage in Denmark[18], Same-sex marriage in Brazil[19], same-sex marriage in France[20], same-sex marriage in Uruguay[21]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Same-sex marriage[22]
  • Commons gallery: Same-sex marriage[23]
  • Described by source: Red Blue Translator[24]
  • Topic has template: Template:Same-sex unions[25]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Human rights[26], WikiProject LGBTQ+ studies[27], Wiki99/LGBT+[28]

Why It Matters

same-sex marriage has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . allsides.com. allsides.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ['same-sex-marriage', 'gay-marriage']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: gay-marriage, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289929573|gay marriage (#289929573)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  2. 23w ago · Aiedmy · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Same-sex marriage in the Netherlands, same-sex marriage in Belgium, same-sex marriage in Spain +37
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Has part(s): Same-sex marriage in Thailand"
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