Culture wars! They are not, contrary to what U.S. media coverage might suggest, a wholly American phenomena.

On Wednesday, after facing stiff resistance from conservative group Family First, the New Zealand parliament passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, according to NPR.

The move comes a week after the French senate voted to legalize gay marriage despite the 340,000 people who had previously protested in opposition at the Eiffel Tower. Before that, Uruguay’s parliament voted to become the second country in Latin America to recognize gay marriage despite strong Catholic opposition, according to The Guardian. (Argentina is the other Latin American country where same-sex marriage is legal.) The bills in New Zealand, France, and Uruguay are all expected to be signed into law.

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http://theweek.com/article/index/242703/11-countries-where-gay-marriage-is-legal-updated