Gay Marriage
Full Marriage Rights for Same-Sex Partners Some people of the United States believe that gay and lesbian marriage rights are not equal to those marriages of heterosexual peoples. ... But they almost always offer less than the full roster of rights that marriage entails – and they still stigmatize same-sex relationships as deserving only second class recognition”. ... The Netherlands and Belgium are the only countries that fully recognize all aspects of marriage to homosexuals. Other European countries recognize gay and lesbian partnerships in the law of marriage only.