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.
Contents:
- STATE-BY-STATE HISTORY OF BANNG AND LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE
- FACTBOX: LIST OF STAT THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE
- GAY MARRIAGE BY STATE [UPDATED JULY 2023]
- GAY MARRIAGE
- THE FIRST COUNTRI TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE
STATE-BY-STATE HISTORY OF BANNG AND LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE
* what state first legalized gay marriage *
Supreme Court led all state bans on same-sex marriage unnstutnal, allowg gay and lbian upl to marry natnwi. Stat & DC Have Legal Gay Marriage.
The rmatn below reflects the stat of gay marriage natnwi on June 25, 2015, the day prr to the Supreme Court’s cisn. 3, 2015, the Alabama Supreme Court orred the state’s 68 probate judg to stop issug marriage licens to same-sex upl, spe an earlier feral urt lg that stck down the state’s gay marriage ban, and the US Supreme Court’s cisn to allow same-sex marriag to proceed the state.
FACTBOX: LIST OF STAT THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE
A graphed timele of 1994-2015 of when gay marriage was legalized each state of the US, and when was banned. * what state first legalized gay marriage *
Washgton, DC legalized gay marriage on Mar.
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. * what state first legalized gay marriage *
Stat where gay marriage bans had been overturned, but where appeals were progrs prr to the June 26, 2015 Supreme Court lg.
GAY MARRIAGE
ARKANSAS – On May 9, 2014, Arkansas’ gay marriage ban was led unnstutnal by Pulaski County Circu Judge Chris Piazza.
Arkansas had prevly banned gay marriage by both state law and voter-approved nstutnal amendment. The Supreme Court effectively halted gay marriag om takg place, however, by notg that while Judge Piazza’s lg had stck down both the nstutnal amendment and the state law, had not affected an addnal state law prohibg unty clerks om issug same-sex marriage licens.
On May 15, 2014, Judge Piazza expand his lg to strike down the addnal law and any other measur that ma gay marriage illegal, but on May 16, 2014 the State Supreme Court spend that lg, haltg all gay marriag wh the state.
THE FIRST COUNTRI TO LEGALIZE GAY MARRIAGE
25, 2014, US District Judge Kriste Baker led the state’s gay marriage ban unnstutnal, but stayed her own lg, pendg expected appeals. Heyburn II led that Kentucky’s nstutnal amendment banng gay marriage vlat the equal protectn clse the US Constutn.