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*[[Spain]]
*[[Spain]]
*[[Sweden]]
*[[Sweden]]
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*[[United States]] - 6 states and the nation's capitol permit same-sex marriage; 8 states permit civil unions that give similar rights as marriage; 1 state has declared same-sex marriage legal, but implementation is postponed until after a voter referendum on the law in November 2012.
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Underachievement by nations allowing same sex marriage will be particularly evident.
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Underachievement by nations allowing same sex marriage will be particularly evident.<ref>In the [[United States]], 44 out of 50 states prohibit same-sex marriage, and only 8 additional states permit civil unions. One state has declared same-sex marriage legal, but implementation is postponed until after a voter referendum on the law in November 2012.</ref>