{"chart":{"title":"Joint adoptions by same-sex partners","subtitle":"Same-sex partners can adopt a child legally, with both parents being recognized as such.","citation":"Velasco (2026)","originalChartUrl":"https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/joint-adoptions-by-same-sex-partners","selection":["Marshall Islands","Zambia","Hungary","Slovenia"]},"columns":{"Joint adoption by same-sex couples":{"titleShort":"Joint adoption by same-sex couples","titleLong":"Joint adoption by same-sex couples","descriptionShort":"Whether same-sex couples may jointly adopt children.","descriptionKey":"- This data comes from the LGBTI National Policy Dataset, compiled by Kristopher Velasco at Princeton University. It tracks the adoption, scope, and enforcement of 27 LGBTI-related policies across 195 countries, with annual data starting in 1991.\n- The indicator is coded as follows: **_Allowed_** (same-sex couples may jointly adopt children under national law), **_Varies by region_** (rules differ between subnational jurisdictions) and **_Not allowed_** (national law does not permit joint adoption by same-sex couples).\n- The dataset counts policies established by binding legal instruments — statutes, constitutional provisions, decrees and regulations with the force of law, and binding court rulings. Where no law governs a policy, a written rule that does can count too, such as a health-authority guideline, a blood service's donor questionnaire or a religious ruling. Bills, ministerial statements and non-binding declarations are not counted.","descriptionProcessing":"From the original dataset's single-direction proportion (0 = no policy, 1 = fully implemented, intermediate values = partial subnational adoption), we coded countries into three categories: the substantive direction in effect, partial subnational implementation (\"Varies by region\"), or no policy in effect.","shortUnit":"","unit":"","timespan":"1991-2025","type":"Ordinal","owidVariableId":1354606,"shortName":"joint_adoption","lastUpdated":"2026-07-15","nextUpdate":"2027-07-15","citationShort":"Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data","citationLong":"Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. “Joint adoption by same-sex couples – Velasco” [dataset]. Velasco, “LGBTI National Policy Dataset 3.0” [original data].","fullMetadata":"https://api.ourworldindata.org/v1/indicators/1354606.metadata.json"}},"dateDownloaded":"2026-10-31"}