Here is a map of laws concerning gays, all the way from granting marriage rights, to demanding the death penalty for gays. Alas, the large swaths of gray don't tell the whole story. On the positive side the colors only represent recognition of gay couples while on the negative side the colors represent whether gay acts are illegal. There's quite a bit in between that ended up gray, such as Michigan where there is no recognition of gay couples, no explicit ban on gay acts, yet gays are harassed by police and can be legally fired for being gay. Perhaps that's too many dimensions for one map to portray.
Congratulations to South Africa. On a continent where most countries have large penalties for gay acts (including death), South Africa allows gay marriage.
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here's another bunch of maps you might find interesting: http://www.mediaite.com/online/comparing-same-sex-marriage-to-marrying-cousins-just-the-start/
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