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  Marriage
  Recognition of marriages performed elsewhere in the country (American Samoa)
  No recognition of same-sex couples
  Constitution limits marriage to opposite-sex couples (Palau)
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal
  Same-sex sexual activity illegal, but ban not enforced

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Countries performing civil unions in Oceania
  Gender-neutral civil unions.
  Civil unions never performed.

Debate has occurred throughout Oceania over proposals to legalize same-sex marriage as well as civil unions.

Currently two countries and eight territories in Oceania recognize some type of same-sex unions. Two Oceanian countries, Australia and New Zealand,[nb 1] and eight territories or states, namely Easter Island, French Polynesia, Guam, Hawaii, New Caledonia, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Pitcairn Islands and Wallis and Futuna allow same-sex couples to legally marry. In American Samoa, same-sex marriage is not performed, but same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions are recognized.

Current situation

National level

Status Country Legal since Country population
(Last Census count)
Marriage
(2 countries)		 Australia Australia 2017[1] 24,754,000
New Zealand New Zealand 2013[2] 4,840,750
Total — — 29,594,750
(80% of the Oceanian population)
No recognition
(10 countries)
* same-sex sexual activity illegal
Federated States of Micronesia Federated States of Micronesia — 135,869
Fiji Fiji — 856,346
Kiribati Kiribati * — 96,335
Marshall Islands Marshall Islands — 73,630
Nauru Nauru — 12,329
Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea * — 5,172,033
Samoa Samoa * — 179,000
Solomon Islands Solomon Islands * — 494,786
Tonga Tonga * — 106,137
Vanuatu Vanuatu — 240,000
Subtotal — — 7,366,465
(19.44% of the Oceanian population)
Constitutional ban on marriage
( 2 countries)
* same-sex sexual activity illegal		 Palau Palau 2008[3][4] 19,409
Tuvalu Tuvalu * 2023[5] 11,146
Subtotal — — 30,555
(0.1% of the Oceanian population)
Total — — 7,397,020
(20% of the Oceanian population)

Sub-national level

Status Country Jurisdiction Legal since
Marriage
(8 jurisdictions)
Chile Chile 2022
France France
  • New Caledonia New Caledonia
  • French Polynesia French Polynesia
  • Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna
 2013[6]
United Kingdom United Kingdom 2015[7]
United States United States Varies
Recognizes marriages performed in other jurisdictions only
(1 jurisdiction)		 United States United States 2022
No recognition
(3 jurisdictions)
* same-sex sexual activity illegal		 New Zealand New Zealand —

Public opinion

  Indicates the country/territory has legalized same-sex marriage nationwide
  Indicates that same-sex marriage is legal in certain parts of the country
  Indicates that the country has civil unions or registered partnerships
  Indicates that same-sex sexual activity is illegal
Opinion polls for same-sex marriage by country
Country Pollster Year For Against Neutral[lower-alpha 1] Margin
of error		 Source
Australia Australia Ipsos 2023 63%
 27% [16% support some rights]
 10% not sure ±3.5% [14]
New Zealand New Zealand Ipsos 2023 70%
 20% [11% support some rights]
 9% ±3.5% [14]
Opinion polls for same-sex marriage by dependent territory and sub-national entities
Country Pollster Year For Against Neutral[lower-alpha 1] Margin
of error		 Source
Guam Guam University of Guam 2015 55% 29% 16% - [15]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Also comprises: Don't know; No answer; Other; Refused.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Excluding Tokelau, Niue and the Cook Islands.

References

  1. ↑ Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017
  2. ↑ Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Act 2013
  3. ↑ Constitutional proposal 2-274: Marriages between men and women only Archived 15 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "The Rights and Liberties of the Palau Constitution by Kevin Bennardo". Archived from the original on 17 April 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Constitution of Tuvalu 2023" (PDF).
  6. ↑ (in French) LOI n° 2013-404 du 17 mai 2013 ouvrant le mariage aux couples de personnes de même sexe
  7. ↑ Same Sex Marriage and Civil Partnership Ordinance 2015
  8. ↑ Chief Judge Frances M. Tydingco-Gatewood, District Court of Guam, Order and Opinion Re: Motion for Summary Judgement, Aguero v. Calvo Case 1:15-cv-00009, 8 June 2015
  9. ↑ Hawaii Marriage Equality Act of 2013
  10. ↑ De La Torre, Ferdie (30 June 2015). "AG says they will be working with Inos admin in drafting regs". Saipan Tribune. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
  11. ↑ Gonzales-Pagan, Omar. "No Same-Sex Couple Left Behind: SCOTUS Ruling for the Freedom to Marry Would Apply with Equal Force to U.S. Territories". Lambda Legal. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "American Samoa is lone US territory questioning gay marriage validity; no licenses sought". U.S. News & World Report. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  13. ↑ "Same-sex marriage: American Samoa may be the only territory in the US where the historic Supreme Court ruling does not apply". The Independent. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  14. 1 2 LGBT+ PRIDE 2023 GLOBAL SURVEY (PDF). Ipsos. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  15. ↑ UOG Poll: 55% Support Gay Marriage, Pacific News Center, April 22, 2015
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