The United States Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage nationwide in 2015 with the landmark decision Obergefell v. Hodges.

The Netherlands was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001.

In most jurisdictions, same-sex couples who are legally recognized as a family unit are referred to as married.

While some jurisdictions allow same-sex couples to adopt children, it is not a universal right.

Domestic partnership is a legal term used to describe the recognition of a relationship between two people who are not married, but who live together and share a common household.

Denmark was the first country to legalize civil unions for same-sex couples in 1989.

Divorce is the legal term for the process of legally ending a marriage.

Irreconcilable differences is not a ground for divorce in all jurisdictions.

Legal gender change is the legal term for the process of legally changing one's gender.

Argentina was the first country to allow transgender people to legally change their gender without undergoing gender reassignment surgery in 2012.

Transgender is the term used to describe a person who identifies as a gender other than the one they were assigned at birth.

Sweden was the first country to allow same-sex couples to adopt children in 1978.

Protective order is the legal term for a court order that prevents one parent from taking certain actions that could harm the child.

Taiwan was the first country to legalize same-sex marriage in Asia in 2019.

Child support is the legal term for a court order that requires one parent to pay money to the other parent for the support of the child.