Timele provid by « Return to the gay marriage issue page A history of same-sex marriage laws Important events are listed red 1993
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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. * us gay marriage timeline *
The same thg happens 7, 2006: Constutnal amendments banng gay marriage are passed seven more 15, 2008: California Supreme Court strik down a state law banng same-sex marriage, and gay upl beg marryg a month 10, 2008: Connecticut Supreme Court legaliz same-sex 4, 2008: California voters approve Proposn 8, which bans gays and lbians om 3, 2009: Iowa Supreme Court legaliz same-sex 7, 2009: Vermont Legislature overris Gov. Mart O'Malley signs law legalizg gay marriage, if voters go along 9, 2012: Print Obama be the first stg print to announce his support for same-sex 31, 2012: A feral appeals urt New England upholds lower urt lgs agast the Defense of Marriage 6, 2012: A feral district judge New York be the fifth to le agast the Defense of Marriage Act. Uned Stat, eventually will reach the Supreme 18, 2012: A feral appeals urt upholds the New York judge's lg agast the Defense of Marriage 6, 2012: Voters approve nstutnal amendments permtg gay marriage Mae, Maryland and Washgton 29.
2012: A feral district judge Nevada upholds the state's ban on gay 7, 2012: Supreme Court agre to hear challeng to the Defense of Marriage Act and the lg agast California's Proposn 26-27, 2013: Supreme Court hears oral arguments Hollgsworth v.
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The wrer cid to take a solo trip whout her hband. On her van-life journey, she disvered that she was gay and need to end her marriage. * us gay marriage timeline *
Mark Dayton signs same-sex marriage 26, 2013: Supreme Court strik down a key sectn of the Defense of Marriage Act and dismiss the challenge to the Proposn 8 lg, makg same-sex marriage legal once aga 21, 2013: New Jersey Supreme Court legaliz gay marriage, and Gov.
District Judge Timothy Black says Oh mt regnize same-sex marriag performed other 9, 2014: Arkansas Circu Judge Chris Piazza strik down the state's gay marriage ban, and more than 400 upl receive licens until the lg is put on hold a week 13, 2014: U.
District Judge Richard Young strik down Indiana's same-sex marriage ban, and upl beg marryg that 1, 2014: The Kentucky urt lg on out-of-state marriag is expand to legalize all gay marriag the state, but 's layed while on 9, 2014: Colorado District Judge Stt Crabtree strik down the state's gay marriage ban, and the lg is appealed to the state Supreme Court.
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The lg is later appealed to the Supreme 6, 2014: Supreme Court ref to hear state appeals om Utah, Oklahoma, Virgia, Indiana and Wisns, pavg the way for gay marriage six other stat that fall wh those feral circus -- Colorado, Kansas, North Carola, South Carola, Wt Virgia and 7, 2014: U.
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. * us gay marriage timeline *
District Judge Karen Schreier strik down South Dakota's ban on gay marriage, now on 16, 2015: Supreme Court agre to hear six nsolidated s om all four stat where same-sex marriage bans were upheld November -- Kentucky, Michigan, Oh and 23, 2015: U.