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Which state legalized gay marriage first
History of same-sex marriage in the United States In the United States, the history of same-sex marriage dates from the early s, when the first lawsuits seeking legal recognition of same-sex relationships brought the question of civil marriage rights and benefits for same-sex couples to public attention though they proved unsuccessful.
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The US Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the United States. It means the 14 states with bans on same-sex marriage will no longer be able to enforce them.
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Massachussetts led the way when the state’s Supreme Judicial Court ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that it was unconstitutional under the state constitution to restrict marriage on the basis of sex. Following that ruling, On May 17, , Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.
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Married same-sex households have outnumbered unmarried same-sex households since In , the Supreme Court ruled on Obergefell v.
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Sept. 22, California becomes the first state to pass a domestic partnership statute. July 1, Civil unions for same-sex couples become legal in Vermont.
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By HAEYOUN PARK. The Supreme Court in June said that same-sex couples had a constitutional right to marry, effectively requiring that the 13 states that prohibit such unions reverse those bans.
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April – Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Iowa when the state’s Supreme Court rejects a state law banning same-sex marriage. Vermont becomes the first state to legalize gay marriage through the legislature when Governor Jim Douglas’s veto of a bill allowing same-sex marriage is overturned.
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June 26, marks a major milestone for civil rights in the United States, as the Supreme Court announces its decision in Obergefell v. By one vote, the court rules that same-sex marriage cannot be banned in the United States and that all same-sex marriages must be recognized nationwide, finally granting same-sex couples equal rights to heterosexual couples under the law.
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On the same day, 77 other same-sex couples were wed across the state, while hundreds more applied for marriage licenses.
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Nearly 30 countries have officially legalized gay marriage. June 26 marks the fifth anniversary of gay marriage being legalized across the entire United States.
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