7. Sweden: May 1, 2009
Sweden wasn’t far behind its neighbor, Norway, when it passed a bill to end any discrimination towards same sex couples wishing to marry.
8. Portugal: June 5, 2010
Portugal’s parliament was next to pass a marriage equality law, on the basis that any such discrimination is unconstitutional.
9. Iceland: June 27, 2010
Shortly after Portugal, Iceland’s parliament voted 49 to 0 to allow same-sex couples into the institution of marriage. The year before, the country was the world’s first to elect an openly gay head of state when Johanna Sigurdardottir became prime minister.
