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This article summarizes the same-sex marriage laws of states in the United States. Via the case Obergefell v.Hodges on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States legalized same-sex marriage in a decision that applies nationwide, with the exception of American Samoa and sovereign tribal nations.
In 1996, the United States Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed Public Law 104–199, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). Section 3 of DOMA defines "marriage" and "spouse" for purposes of both federal law and any ruling, regulation, or interpretation by an administrative bureau or agency of the United States government. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 January 2025. Jack Baker and Michael McConnell (r), the first same-sex couple ever legally married in the United States (in 1971), at their Minneapolis home, 1970 Part of the LGBTQ rights series Legal status of same-sex unions Marriage Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile ...
A May 22 NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll showed that 54% of Americans would support a law in their state making same-sex marriage legal, with 40% opposed. [ 68 ] A May 17–20 ABC News/ Washington Post poll showed that 53% believed same-sex marriage should be legal, with only 39% opposed, a low point for opposition in any national poll that far.
According to Gallup polling, public support for gay marriage was 27% in 1996. The Massachusetts lawsuit took from 2001 to a decision in 2003, and in that time statewide support grew.
The Respect for Marriage Act repeals a provision in the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act that allowed states to discriminate against same-sex couples, and says that “an individual shall be ...
On April 18, 2013, the governor of Montana signed a bill repealing that state's sodomy law; it had previously been nullified by the Montana Supreme Court. [33] On April 23, 2014, the governor of Virginia signed a bill repealing that state's sodomy law. [34] Utah and Alabama repealed their sodomy laws in 2019 and Idaho did in 2022.
The Supreme Court is taking up a case that can change the outlook of gay marriage laws around the country. The timing of this case is interesting. If paperwork can be submitted in time, the court ...