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Here are the 10 best countries for LGBTQ+ people to get married

The top 10 best countries for LGBTQIA+ couples to get married has been ranked. Globally, 36 countries have legalised same-sex marriage – most recently Greece made history as the first… The post Here are the 10 best countries for LGBTQ+ people to get married appeared first on GAY TIMES.

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Feb 21, 2024 - 19:00

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Here are the 10 best countries for LGBTQ+ people to get married

The top 10 best countries for LGBTQIA+ couples to get married has been ranked.

Globally, 36 countries have legalised same-sex marriage – most recently Greece made history as the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to do so.

Now the top 10 best countries for LGBTQIA+ couples to wed have been ranked, according to a new list compiled by Hitched.co.uk.

Hitched experts analysed how long same-sex marriage has been legalised in a country and the average cost of a wedding in each country (according to the Money.co.uk calculator). They also referenced the LGBTQ+ Travel Safety Index, compiled by Asher Ferguson.

Landing in the 10th spot is Chile. The country, which legalised same-sex marriage in 2021, has an average wedding cost of £3448 and a travel safety score of 307.

Canada may have been one of the first countries to legalise same-sex marriage in 2005, however due to an average wedding costing £117,828, they land in ninth.

In eighth position is the first country in Latin America to allow same-sex marriage, Argentina, followed by Malta and Spain, respectively.

Taking the mid-way spot on the ranking is Belgium, which historically became the second country to legalise same-sex marriage. The average wedding will set you back £9335 and a travel safety score of 343. The European country was boosted in the ranking as a result of early adoption for same-sex marriage being legalised all the way back in 2003.

In fourth position is Portugal with an average wedding cost of £7041 and a travel safety score of 358. Although the Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalise same-sex marriage, with the first wedding taking place in 2001, it ranks at third on the list with a safety score of 373.

In second place is Sweden, a country that legalised same-sex marriage in 2009 and has an average wedding cost of £8074.

Finally, Norway was named the best place for LGBTQIA+ couples to get married. The second country in the world to permit same-sex civil partnerships (1993), followed by same-sex marriages (2009), Norway has an average wedding cost of £6,384 and a travel safety score of 358.