CHRONOLOGY: Legal progress for same-sex couples
(Reuters) - The California law allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry is likely to lead to challenges in other states where laws define marriage as only between a man and a woman.
The California law takes effect on Monday after the state's Supreme Court overturned a ban on same-sex marriages on May 15.
Here is a look at legal history of rights for same-sex couples in several countries since 1989.
1989
June - Denmark passes a law allowing homosexuals to enter a registered partnership, giving them the same housing, pension and immigration rights as married heterosexual couples.
1999
December - Vermont's top court permits same-sex civil unions, a first decision of its kind in the United States.
1993
August - Norway becomes the second country to allow gays and lesbians to have registered partnerships, giving them rights almost equal to those of married couples.
1994
June - Sweden's parliament approves law allowing same-sex marriage in ceremonies similar to a civil marriage.
2000
December - The Netherlands approves laws allowing same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. Dutch law had recognized registered partnerships since 1998.
July - Carolyn Conrad and Kathleen Peterson in Vermont become the first same-sex couple in the United States to be legally united.
2002
July - Germany allows gay couples to register partnerships with local civil authorities. Continued...
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