How Australia's change compares to gay rights around the world

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How Australia's change compares to gay rights around the world
- Most countries with similar cultural backgrounds to Australia have already legalised same-sex marriage — including the United States, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. But same-sex marriage is not legal anywhere in Asia or the Middle East, and South Africa is the only country in Africa to ...
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