1.承认Same-sex marriage的国家和地区
Belgium       Canada         Netherlands    Norway (2009-1-1)
South Africa     Spain       United States (CA, MA, Coquille)

NOTE：Canada, Spain and Norway are the only countries where the legal status of same-sex marriage is exactly the same as that of opposite-sex marriage, though South Africa is due to fully harmonize its marriage laws. Other nations all have requirements or restrictions that apply to same-sex marriage that do not apply to opposite-sex marriage.

2.承认国外Same-sex marriage的国家和地区
Aruba           Israel               France
Netherlands Antilles               United States (NY, RI)

3.承认Civil unions and registered partnerships的国家和地区
Andorra     Czech Republic      Denmark     Finland
France      Germany              Hungary (2009-1-1)
Iceland      Luxembourg         Netherlands
New Zealand                       Slovenia
Sweden     Switzerland          United Kingdom
Uruguay

Recognized in some regions
Argentina (C, RN, VCP)      Australia (TAS, ACT, VIC eff. 2008-12-1)
Brazil (RS)                       Mexico (Coah., DF)
United States (CT, DC, HI, ME, NH, NJ, OR, VT, WA)

4.承认事实同性同居关系，但是不予注册的国家

Argentina      Austria        Brazil       Colombia
Croatia         Israel          Portugal

5.承认同性婚姻合法，正在讨论本国或者本地区是否立法的国家和地区
Australia (TAS)         France            Hungary
Iceland                   New Zealand     Portugal
Sweden                  United Kingdom
United States (CT, DC, HI, ME, NH, NJ, OR, VT, WA)

6.正在讨论同性婚姻是否合法的国家和地区
Argentina          Austria          Australia (QLD)
Brazil                Chile             China
Colombia           Costa Rica     Croatia
Cuba                Estonia          Ecuador
Faroe Islands     Greece          Ireland
Italy                Jersey           Latvia
Liechtenstein     Lithuania       Poland
Romania           Slovakia         Taiwan
United States (IA, IL, MD, NM, NY, RI)

7.同性恋被视为非法的国家和地区
阿富汗、阿尔及利亚、巴林、孟加拉国国、玻西尼亚、伊朗、约旦、哈萨克、吉尔吉斯、科威特、黎巴嫩、利比亚、马来西亚、毛利塔尼亚、摩洛哥、阿曼、巴基斯坦、卡塔尔、沙特阿拉伯、苏丹、叙利亚、塔吉克斯坦、突尼斯、土耳其斯坦、阿联酋、也门......

8.同性恋被严惩甚至判死刑的国家和地区
伊朗、毛利塔尼亚、沙特阿拉伯、苏丹、阿曼......   判死刑
巴基斯坦判二年至终身监禁，并且加上鞭刑
马来西亚最多可判二十年
阿联酋十四年
孟加拉国国判七年
利比亚判三至五年
阿尔加利亚判二个月至二年徒刑
埃及、印度尼西亚、伊拉克没有具体的刑罚