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60–69%. 50–59%. 49% (plurality support) Public opinion of same-sex marriage in the United States has significantly changed since the 1990s, [2] and an overwhelming majority of Americans now favor same-sex marriage. [3] Approval of same-sex marriage is higher in younger generations; [4] among 18–34 year olds, support is near-universal. [5]
Same-sex marriage has been legal in the District of Columbia since March 3, 2010. On December 18, 2009, Mayor Adrian Fenty signed a bill passed by the D.C. Council on December 15 legalizing same-sex marriage. Following the signing, the measure entered a mandatory congressional review of 30 work days.
Section 402.045 Same-sex marriage in another jurisdiction void and unenforceable. (1) A marriage between members of the same sex which occurs in another jurisdiction shall be void in Kentucky. (2) Any rights granted by virtue of the marriage, or its termination, shall be unenforceable in Kentucky courts.
The District of Columbia Archives, formally, the Office of Public Records Management, Archival Administration, and Library of Governmental Information, is the state-level archives of the District of Columbia. [1] Its principal archival holdings reside in a converted stable in the Blagden Alley-Naylor Court Historic District and its much larger ...
May 17: Same-sex marriage starts in Massachusetts. [89] August 3: Voters in Missouri approve a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman. [90] August 12: The California Supreme Court rules that the same-sex marriages performed in San Francisco in February and March are void.
Gallup found that nationwide public support for same-sex marriage reached 50% in 2011, [6] 60% in 2015, [7] and 70% in 2021. [8] In the 2020 United States census, same-sex married couples accounted for 0.5% of all U.S. households while unmarried same-sex couples accounted for 0.4% of all U.S. households.
The current Secretary of State of the District of Columbia is Kimberly A. Bassett. The Secretary of State of the District of Columbia's Office is composed of six divisions: The Ceremonial Services Unit processes requests for various ceremonial items such as proclamations. The Office of Documents and Administrative Issuances prepares and ...
On June 3, 2009, New Hampshire by enacting legislation became the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage, [51] effective January 1, 2010. [52] On December 18, 2009, the Council of the District of Columbia enacted legislation legalizing same-sex marriage [53] and same-sex marriage licenses became available on March 3, 2010. [54]