Gay Marriage by State [Updated July 2023]

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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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FACTBOX: LIST OF STAT THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE

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Supreme Court led all state bans on same-sex marriage unnstutnal, allowg gay and lbian upl to marry natnwi. 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.

GAY MARRIAGE BY STATE [UPDATED JULY 2023]

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. * first states to allow gay marriage *

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.

STATE-BY-STATE HISTORY OF BANNG AND LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE

A graphed timele of 1994-2015 of when gay marriage was legalized each state of the US, and when was banned. * first states to allow gay marriage *

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.

GAY MARRIAGE

The road to full marriage equaly for same-sex upl the Uned Stat was paved wh setbacks and victori. The landmark 2015 Supreme Court se Obergefell v. Hodg ma gay marriage legal throughout the untry. * first states to allow gay marriage *

* 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.

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State-by-State History of Banng and Legalizg Gay Marriage .

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