1, Denmark Denmark: the first to admit that same-sex couples cohabiting legal status of the European countries. In 1989, launched a about building same-sex partner registered bill. And in 1989 take effect on 1 October.2, Norway Norseland: after the Denmark on April 30, 1993 through their own corresponding legislation, August 1, implementation.3, Sweden Sweden: on June 23, 1994 through the, 1995 implementation of the New Year's day.4, Iceland Iceland: June 12, 1996 through the, in the same year June 27 implementation.Five, the Netherlands Netherlands: on January 1, 1998, the Netherlands "domestic partner law formally went into effect. The domestic partner method "refers to the" partner ", which include "partner", including "heterosexual partner". In December 2000, the Netherlands the senate passed a law to allow gay marriage and adopt children, the bill on April 1, 2001 formally went into effect, make the Netherlands became the first in the world to realize same-sex marriage to be legalized country.6, Belgium Belgium: June 22, 2001, the Belgian minister meeting passed a draft laws, regulations in the future in Belgium marriage does not necessarily must be heterosexual union, marriage may also is made up of two men or two women of.7, Spain parts of Spain: the catalonian autonomous region in parliament on June 30, 1998 through the "stable cohabitation law, admit that gay, heterosexual cohabiting legal status. Aragorn province in 1999 on March 12, through the similar "the marriage partner law.8, Canada Canada is the Spanish in the world, after the fourth admitted that same-sex marriage state. South Africa also in the legitimacy of same-sex marriages.9, Germany Germany: on November 10, 2000 Germany's federal parliament passed the gay life partner became the life partner registration law "(Gesetz zur Eingetragenen Lebenspartnerschaft), the society referred to as" gay marriage law ". This law from 2001 on August 1st.10, France France: in January 2000, the French government has promulgated and implemented the civil mutual contract ", set "cohabiting couples" can register a new family relationships.11, Finland: in October 2001, Finland congress passed a bill, allowing gays to partner status registration, the method on 1 March 2002 up formally went into effect.In addition, Iceland, Brazil, Czechoslovakia and other countries but also to a varying extent protect same-sex partner's legal rights.