The Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn (GLAAD) is llg out 50 Cent over an anti-gay tweet and urgg followers to do the same
Contents:
- 50 CENT ON GAY MARRIAGE: “I’M FOR IT!” (DETAILS)
- 50 CENT ON GAY MARRIAGE: "I'VE ENURAGED SAME-SEX ACTIVI ... I'M FOR IT"
- SNOOP DOGG REACTS TO GAY SCENE 50 CENT'S 'POWER BOOK II: GHOST'
- 50 CENT THKS HE KNOWS WHY VIVI A. FOX INSUATED HE WAS GAY
- GLAAD MOV ON 50 CENT'S 'SHOOT UP A GAY WEDDG' TWEET
- 50 CENT IS ALL FOR GAY MARRIAGE, BUT…..
- GAY MARRIAGE
- 50 CENT SUPPORTS FRANK OCEAN, GAY MARRIAGE
- 50 CENT SLAMS GAY MEN IN PLAYBOY INTERVIEW, BUT SAYS LBIANS ARE 'COOL''THIS IS AS HONT AS I ULD POSSIBLY BE WH YOU,' HE TELLS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY ARCHIVE-JOSEPH-PATELMARCH 10, 2004/2:56 PMBY ARCHIVE-JOSEPH-PATELMARCH 10, 2004 / 2:56 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"50 CENT SLAMS GAY MEN IN PLAYBOY INTERVIEW, BUT SAYS LBIANS ARE 'COOL'","DATEPUBLISHED":"2004-03-10T19:56:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2004-03-10T19:56:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ARCHIVE-JOSEPH-PATEL","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A WI-RANGG TERVIEW WH PLAYBOY MAGAZE, 50 CENT HAS LET HIS FEELGS ON HOMOSEXUALY BE KNOWN, LANGUAGE SURE TO DRAW THE IRE OF GAY-RIGHTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I A'T TO F----TS," 50 SAYS AN TERVIEW THE APRIL ISSUE OF PLAYBOY, WHICH HS STANDS FRIDAY. "I DON'T LIKE GAY PEOPLE AROUND ME, BEE I'M NOT FORTABLE WH WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE. I'M NOT PREJUDICED. I JT DON'T GO WH GAY PEOPLE AND KICK -- WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MON. I'D RATHER HANG OUT WH A STRAIGHT DU. BUT WOMEN WHO LIKE WOMEN, THAT'S OL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}50'S STATEMENTS FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS OF REMARKS MA BY TWO OTHER STARS HIS RAP FAY, EMEM AND DR. DRE, WHO HAVE EACH N AFOUL OF GAY-RIGHTS AND CIVIL-LIBERTI GROUPS WH PAST ANTI-HOMOSEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}50 CENT'S MENTS ME WHILE ADMTG THAT HIS MOTHER WAS BISEXUAL. LATER, HE UNAPOLOGETILLY EXPLAS HIS WORDS, SAYG, "IT'S OK TO WRE THAT I'M PREJUDICED. THIS IS AS HONT AS I ULD POSSIBLY BE WH YOU. WHEN PEOPLE BEE CELEBRI THEY CHANGE THE WAY THEY SPEAK. BUT MY NVERSATN WH YOU IS EXACTLY THE WAY I WOULD HAVE A NVERSATN ON THE STREET. WE REFER TO GAY PEOPLE AS F----TS, AS H--OS. IT ULD BE DISRPECTFUL, BUT THAT'S THE FACTS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ELSEWHERE THE TERVIEW, 50 RELLS THE FIRST TIME HE EVER SHOT SOMEONE, DISCS HIS OWN EXPERIENC WH GETTG SHOT AND SAYS HE WANTS TO BUILD A MUNY CENTER FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A SPOKPERSON FOR 50 CENT HAD NO MENT ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEANWHILE, ON TUDAY NIGHT, TALK SHOW HOST BILL O' REILLY FOLLOWED UP HIS CRIQUE OF LUDACRIS BY BLASTG 50 CENT AND THE PANI, LIKE REEBOK, THAT DO BS WH THE RAPPER. ON HIS SHOW, "THE O'REILLY FACTOR," THE TALKG HEAD SAID 50 WAS A "HORRIBLE FLUENCE ON CHILDREN" AND THAT REEBOK IS "EMBRACG A GUY WHO'S HURTG CHILDREN." LAST YEAR, REEBOK SIGNED AN ENDORSEMENT AL WH 50 CENT TO VELOP A LE OF SUAL SNEAKERS (SEE [ARTICLE ID="1472291"]"50 CENT CAN NOW THROW OUT HIS S. CARTERS"[/ARTICLE]).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
50 CENT ON GAY MARRIAGE: “I’M FOR IT!” (DETAILS)
* 50 cent gay marriage *
Ever sce Print Barack Obama publicly endorsed gay marriage, the once taboo topic has been a talkg pot for everyone om athlet to micians – this clus hip-hop stars. Now, let’s add 50 Cent to that ment-on-gay-marriage list.
I Com Out In Support Of Obama & Gay Marriage. VIDEO: Jay-Z Endors Gay Marriage!
I., sayg he didn’t unrstand what the big al was and even qutng relig people who are agast gay marriage:. 50 Cent is latt celebry to back Print Obama's stance on gay marriage. "I stand behd Print Obama [and] support gay marriage.
50 CENT ON GAY MARRIAGE: "I'VE ENURAGED SAME-SEX ACTIVI ... I'M FOR IT"
50 Cent ed Instagram to rpond to Vivi Fox's allegatns that he's gay. * 50 cent gay marriage *
50 Cent has a long history of makg homophobic and transphobic remarks. But a new terview wh The Inpennt, he says “stgs” when people label him a homophobe.
SNOOP DOGG REACTS TO GAY SCENE 50 CENT'S 'POWER BOOK II: GHOST'
Sce Jay-Z has said that he's all for me marryg an Anrson Cooper look-alike (I'm not picky), all kds of hos are g out for gay marriage cludg 50 Cent's ass. Most of re about 50 Cent's thoughts on gay marriage as much as we re about Kim Kardashian's thoughts on ANYTHING, but let's… * 50 cent gay marriage *
In a 2004 terview wh Playboy, 50 Cent said he wasn’t “to f*ggots” and don’t like gay people around him “bee I’m not fortable wh what their thoughts are.
” That same year he also ma a joke about sendg a gunman to “shoot up a gay weddg. In 2014, he alleged Diddy, Rick Ross, and ex-rerd exec Steve Stout were all gay a same-sex relatnship together. And 2015, he plaed that Empire, Lee Daniels’ acclaimed LGBTQ-clive seri about a hip-hip mic pany, had too much “extra gay stuff.
But now, the year 2021, 50 Cent says he’s not homophobic and hurts his feelgs when people say that he is.
50 CENT THKS HE KNOWS WHY VIVI A. FOX INSUATED HE WAS GAY
If 50 Cent don’t like beg lled a homophobe, one thg he uld do is actually apologize for all his past homophobic remarks and then qu disparagg LGBTQ people gog forward.
Subscribe to Queerty for a daily dose of #life #50cent #homophobia stori and more. Snoop Dogg reacts to gay scene 50 Cent's 'Power Book II: Ghost'. 50 Cent shared a screenshot of a vio Snoop's reactn to the gay scene Power.
GLAAD MOV ON 50 CENT'S 'SHOOT UP A GAY WEDDG' TWEET
Snoop clarified his ments on the gay scene on Power's latt episo. "I said to myself, personally Andy, I said, ‘Oh no, bee I let her lick my ass she thks I’m gay.
"Andy asked Leah if she thought "lickg a guy's ass" was "a gay thg. The Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast.
Defamatn (GLAAD) is llg out 50 Cent over an anti-gay tweet and. Hilton, who is openly gay, llg 50 Cent a “douchebag, ” the.
50 CENT IS ALL FOR GAY MARRIAGE, BUT…..
lld me a douchebag so I had my homie shoot up a gay weddg.
on 50 Cent to let his fans know that anti-gay vlence isn't. tweet 50 Cent that anti-gay vlence is not funny. While 's not really of any tert to anyone, the rapper's ex-girliend Vivi Fox implied that 50 Cent is gay durg an terview on Watch What Happens Live this weekend.
Andy Cohen asked the Empire actrs, "What were your thoughts when 50 Cent blamed the season ratgs dip on 'gay stuff?
GAY MARRIAGE
50 Cent, who needs, as we mentned, any way to stay relevant and make money, rpond wh a seri of posts on Instagram, one of which read, "Now she thks I'm gay bee I let her lick my Ass.
50 CENT SUPPORTS FRANK OCEAN, GAY MARRIAGE
Sce Jay-Z has said that he’s all for me marryg an Anrson Cooper look-alike (I’m not picky), all kds of hos are g out for gay marriage cludg 50 Cent’s ass. Most of re about 50 Cent’s thoughts on gay marriage as much as we re about Kim Kardashian’s thoughts on ANYTHING, but let’s hear what 50 told Vibe Magaze (via Pk News). Obvly [homosexualy] is more socially accepted.
Early Years: Same-Sex Marriage Bans In 1970, jt one year after the historic Stonewall Rts that galvanized the gay rights movement, law stunt Richard Baker and librarian Jam McConnell applied for a marriage license Gerald Nelson rejected their applitn bee they were a same-sex uple, and a trial urt upheld his cisn. ” This lg effectively blocked feral urts om lg on same-sex marriage for s, leavg the cisn solely the hands of stat, which alt blow after blow to those hopg to see gay marriage beg 1973, for stance, Maryland beme the first state to create a law that explicly f marriage as a unn between a man and woman, a belief held by many nservative relig groups. Though the gay rights movement saw some advancements the 1970s and 1980s—such as Harvey Milk beg the first openly gay man elected to public office the untry 1977—the fight for gay marriage ma ltle headway for many years.
In 1989, the San Francis Board of Supervisors passed an ordance that allowed homosexual upl and unmarried heterosexual upl to register for domtic partnerships, which granted hospal visatn rights and other years later, the District of Columbia siarly passed a new law that allowed same-sex upl to register as domtic partners.
50 CENT SLAMS GAY MEN IN PLAYBOY INTERVIEW, BUT SAYS LBIANS ARE 'COOL''THIS IS AS HONT AS I ULD POSSIBLY BE WH YOU,' HE TELLS {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}MICBY ARCHIVE-JOSEPH-PATELMARCH 10, 2004/2:56 PMBY ARCHIVE-JOSEPH-PATELMARCH 10, 2004 / 2:56 PM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"50 CENT SLAMS GAY MEN IN PLAYBOY INTERVIEW, BUT SAYS LBIANS ARE 'COOL'","DATEPUBLISHED":"2004-03-10T19:56:21.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2004-03-10T19:56:21.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"ARCHIVE-JOSEPH-PATEL","ARTICLESECTN":"MIC"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}IN A WI-RANGG TERVIEW WH PLAYBOY MAGAZE, 50 CENT HAS LET HIS FEELGS ON HOMOSEXUALY BE KNOWN, LANGUAGE SURE TO DRAW THE IRE OF GAY-RIGHTS {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"I A'T TO F----TS," 50 SAYS AN TERVIEW THE APRIL ISSUE OF PLAYBOY, WHICH HS STANDS FRIDAY. "I DON'T LIKE GAY PEOPLE AROUND ME, BEE I'M NOT FORTABLE WH WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE. I'M NOT PREJUDICED. I JT DON'T GO WH GAY PEOPLE AND KICK -- WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MON. I'D RATHER HANG OUT WH A STRAIGHT DU. BUT WOMEN WHO LIKE WOMEN, THAT'S OL."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}50'S STATEMENTS FOLLOW THE FOOTSTEPS OF REMARKS MA BY TWO OTHER STARS HIS RAP FAY, EMEM AND DR. DRE, WHO HAVE EACH N AFOUL OF GAY-RIGHTS AND CIVIL-LIBERTI GROUPS WH PAST ANTI-HOMOSEXUAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}50 CENT'S MENTS ME WHILE ADMTG THAT HIS MOTHER WAS BISEXUAL. LATER, HE UNAPOLOGETILLY EXPLAS HIS WORDS, SAYG, "IT'S OK TO WRE THAT I'M PREJUDICED. THIS IS AS HONT AS I ULD POSSIBLY BE WH YOU. WHEN PEOPLE BEE CELEBRI THEY CHANGE THE WAY THEY SPEAK. BUT MY NVERSATN WH YOU IS EXACTLY THE WAY I WOULD HAVE A NVERSATN ON THE STREET. WE REFER TO GAY PEOPLE AS F----TS, AS H--OS. IT ULD BE DISRPECTFUL, BUT THAT'S THE FACTS."{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}ELSEWHERE THE TERVIEW, 50 RELLS THE FIRST TIME HE EVER SHOT SOMEONE, DISCS HIS OWN EXPERIENC WH GETTG SHOT AND SAYS HE WANTS TO BUILD A MUNY CENTER FOR {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}A SPOKPERSON FOR 50 CENT HAD NO MENT ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEANWHILE, ON TUDAY NIGHT, TALK SHOW HOST BILL O' REILLY FOLLOWED UP HIS CRIQUE OF LUDACRIS BY BLASTG 50 CENT AND THE PANI, LIKE REEBOK, THAT DO BS WH THE RAPPER. ON HIS SHOW, "THE O'REILLY FACTOR," THE TALKG HEAD SAID 50 WAS A "HORRIBLE FLUENCE ON CHILDREN" AND THAT REEBOK IS "EMBRACG A GUY WHO'S HURTG CHILDREN." LAST YEAR, REEBOK SIGNED AN ENDORSEMENT AL WH 50 CENT TO VELOP A LE OF SUAL SNEAKERS (SEE [ARTICLE ID="1472291"]"50 CENT CAN NOW THROW OUT HIS S. CARTERS"[/ARTICLE]).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS
C., 1993, the hight urt Hawaii led that a ban on same-sex marriage may vlate that state nstutn’s Equal Protectn Clse—the first time a state urt has ever ched toward makg gay marriage Hawaii Supreme Court sent the se—brought by a gay male uple and two lbian upl who were nied marriage licens 1990—back for further review to the lower First Circu Court, which 1991 origally dismissed the the state tried to prove that there was “pellg state tert” jtifyg the ban, the se would be tied up ligatn for the next three Defense of Marriage Act Opponents of gay marriage, however, did not s on their hnch. Congrs 1996 passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which Print Bill Clton signed to didn’t ban gay marriage outright but specified that only heterosexual upl uld be granted feral marriage benefs. That is, even if a state ma gay marriage legal, same-sex upl still wouldn’t be able to file e tax jotly, sponsor spo for immigratn benefs or receive spoal Social Secury payments, among many other act was a huge setback for the marriage equaly movement, but transient good news arose three months later: Hawaii Judge Kev S.
Phg for Change: Civil Unns The next saw a whirlwd of activy on the gay marriage ont, begng wh the year 2000 when Vermont beme the first state to legalize civil unns, a legal stat that provis most of the state-level benefs of years later, Massachetts beme the first state to legalize gay marriage when the Massachetts Supreme Court led that same-sex upl had the right to marry Goodridge v. The state fally troduced the untry to gay marriage (m the feral benefs) when began issug same-sex marriage licens on May 17, that year, the U. Bh—that would outlaw gay marriage across the untry.
2004 was notable for upl many other stat as well, though for the oppose reason: Ten typilly nservative stat, along wh Oregon, enacted state-level bans on gay marriage. Kansas and Texas were next 2005, and 2006 saw seven more stat passg Constutnal amendments agast gay towards the end of the , gay marriage beme legal var stat, cludg Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont (the first state to approve by legislative means) and New Hampshire. Domtic Partnerships Throughout the and the begng of the next, California equently ma headl for seawg on the gay marriage state was the first to pass a domtic partnership statute 1999, and legislators tried to pass a same-sex marriage bill 2005 and 2007.