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GAY MARRIAGE BY STATE [UPDATED JULY 2023]
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Gay marriage, also known as same-sex marriage, is the marriage of people of the same sex or genr.
Gay marriag ma progrs the 1980s, when Berkeley, California, pass the untry’s first domtic partnership law. Massachetts beme the first state to legalize gay marriage 2003. California and Connecticut legalized gay marriage 2008, followed by Iowa, Vermont, and New Hampshire.
On November 6, 2012, Mae, Maryland, and Washgton beme the first stat to legalize gay marriage through a popular vote. Dpe this, not all stat are abidg and have enacted nstutnal or statutory bans on gay marriage known as “Defense of Marriage” acts. Gay Marriage by State.
US SAME-SEX MARRIAGE LAW MAP - LEGAL GAY MARRIAGE STAT
Which stat have legalized same-sex marriage, banned same-sex marriage, have urt orred stays on same-sex marriage, legalized civil unns or domtic partnerships rights for lbian and gay upl. Updated gay marriage law map for 2014 by EnGAYged Weddgs." name="scriptn * lgbt marriage states *
Stat and the District of Columbia have legalized gay marriage.
In the 2020 electn, Nevada beme the first state to regnize gay marriage a state nstutn.