Countries That Allow Gay Marriage (Here's to You!)

I can only imagine the joy and triumph each same sex couple experiences as they tie the knot in matrimony. I know some day, every gay and lesbian couple will be able to marry the ones they love. Here's to the progressive countries who already see that love is the right of every one. Cheers to :

Netherlands

Canada (yeaah! Go Canada)

Belgium

Spain

South Africa

Massachusetts and Utah (USA)

*Israel ruled to recognize international same sex marriages but does not perform them.

Same sex couples are recognized as civil unions in these countries: Andorra, Australia (except Commonwealth law), Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary (unregisterd co-habitation since 1996; registered partnership from 2009), Iceland, Israel, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and Uruguay. They are also available in some parts of Argentina, Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Mexico, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Vermont, Washington state, and the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.).