When I was born, there was not a single country in the world where they could have gotten married.
In the year 2000, there was not a single country in the world where they could have gotten married.
The first country to legalize same sex marriage was the Netherlands in 2001.
Now, in 2026, there are thirty-eight countries with same-sex marriage, with another two on average being added every year (x). Including three of the most populous countries in the world (the US, Brazil, and Mexico, x).
Altogether, over a billion people now live somewhere that same-sex marriage is legal. Twenty-five years ago, that number was zero.
Things are hard right now, but in so many ways they are so much better than they have been for a very, very long time.
Never lose hope, never kill yourself, love wins.