In June of 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court led all state bans on same-sex marriage unnstutnal, allowg gay and lbian upl to marry natnwi. This timele highlights the chang state polici leadg up to that lg.
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GAY MARRIAGE BY STATE [UPDATED JULY 2023]
* a list of states where gay marriage is legal *
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.
STAT WHERE GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL (INFOGRAPHIC)
Gay Marriage by State.
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. Below are the stat that have legalized gay marriage the orr which they legalized.