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.
Contents:
- GAY MARRIAGE BY STATE [UPDATED JULY 2023]
- FACTBOX: LIST OF STAT THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE
- STATE-BY-STATE HISTORY OF BANNG AND LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE
- STAT ACROSS U.S. STILL CLG TO OUTDATED GAY MARRIAGE BANS
GAY MARRIAGE BY STATE [UPDATED JULY 2023]
* states gay marriage legalized *
By one vote, the urt l that same-sex marriage nnot be banned the Uned Stat and that all same-sex marriag mt be regnized natnwi, fally grantg same-sex upl equal rights to heterosexual upl unr the 1971, jt two years after the Stonewall Rts that unofficially marked the begng of the stggle for gay rights and marriage equaly, the Mnota Supreme Court had found same-sex marriage bans nstutnal, a precent which the Supreme Court had never challenged. As homosexualy gradually beme more accepted Amerin culture, the nservative backlash was strong enough to force Print Bill Clton to sign the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), prohibg the regnn of same-sex marriag at the feral level, to law 1996.
Gay marriage was the predomant "culture war" issue of Gee W. Obergefell origated wh a gay uple, Jim Obergefell and John Arthur, who were married Maryland, where same-sex marriage was legal, but whose marriage was not regnized by Oh thori. Gay marriage, also known as same-sex marriage, is the marriage of people of the same sex or genr.
FACTBOX: LIST OF STAT THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE
Gay marriag ma progrs the 1980s, when Berkeley, California, pass the untry’s first domtic partnership law.
STATE-BY-STATE HISTORY OF BANNG AND LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE
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.
STAT ACROSS U.S. STILL CLG TO OUTDATED GAY MARRIAGE BANS
Gay Marriage by State. Stat and the District of Columbia have legalized gay marriage. In the 2020 electn, Nevada beme the first state to regnize gay marriage a state nstutn.