Twelve of the 50 U.S. stat pl Washgton, D.C., have legalized gay marriage. The U.S. Supreme Court was expected on Wednday to issue lgs two major s relatg to gay marriage.
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FACTBOX: LIST OF STAT THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE
* which states allow gay marriage 2013 *
C., have legalized gay marriage. Supreme Court was expected on Wednday to issue lgs two major s relatg to gay first three stat to allow gay marriage did so bee of urt lgs permtg , rather than through legislative actn or puttg the issue to voters to ci. Sce mid-2009, six stat have approved gay marriage laws by passg laws state legislatur and three stat by ballot California, same-sex marriage was legal briefly 2008 followg a urt lg permtg .
Later that year, voters approved Proposn 8, which banned gay marriage. Supreme is a look at the stat that have approved gay ORDERS* MASSACHUSETTS - In 2003, Massachetts beme the first state to allow gay marriage after s hight urt led the state’s ban vlated the nstutnal rights of same-sex upl.
GAY-MARRIAGE MAP: HAWAII DOWN, 34 MORE TO GO
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. * which states allow gay marriage 2013 *
LEGISLATIVE ACTION* VERMONT - In 2009, Vermont beme the first state to legalize gay marriage by legislative means. Vermont 2000 had bee the first state to allow civil unns for gay upl.
* NEW HAMPSHIRE - Two years after New Hampshire began allowg same-sex upl to enter to civil unns, the state approved gay marriage 2009. Pal voted to legalize gay marriage.
* NEW YORK - After a gay marriage bill failed New York’s Democratic-ntrolled Senate by a marg of 38 to 24 2009, advot retooled their strategy and applied prsure to lawmakers who had voted “no. * RHODE ISLAND - In 2013, after the state legislature and ernor approved a gay marriage bill, Rho Island beme the last of the New England stat to legalize same-sex marriage. Supreme Court led all state bans on same-sex marriage unnstutnal, allowg gay and lbian upl to marry natnwi.