Neteen stat pl Washgton, D.C., now allow gay marriage. Here is where the fight for marriage equaly the U.S. stands.
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GAY MARRIAGE BY STATE [UPDATED JULY 2023]
The bans on gay marriage 13 stat across Ameri have been led unnstutnal. * is gay marriage allowed in every state *
Gay marriage, also known as same-sex marriage, is the marriage of people of the same sex or genr.
GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGAL ALL 50 STAT: SUPREME COURT
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. * is gay marriage allowed in every state *
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.