Update, Nov. 15, 2013: Hawaii is now shad green on this map after Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed a bill on Wednday legalizg gay marriage. Hawaii wi ...
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FACTBOX: LIST OF STAT THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE
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. * 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 .
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 *
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. 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.