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2. Same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in Pennsylvania since May 20, 2014, when a U.S. federal district court judge ruled that the state's 1996 statutory ban on recognizing same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. [ 1 ] Governor Tom Corbett announced the following day that he would not appeal the decision.

3. LGBTQ rights in Pennsylvania - Wikipedia

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   Same-sex marriage was legalized in Pennsylvania on May 20, 2014, when U.S. District Court Judge John E. Jones III ruled in Whitewood v. Wolf that the state's statutory ban on such marriages was unconstitutional. [14] After the ACLU filed the lawsuit in federal court on July 9, 2013, Attorney General Kathleen Kane said she would refuse to defend ...

4. History of same-sex marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The first legal same-sex marriage ceremony in the United States happened on February 12, 2004 between Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, when mayor of San Francisco Gavin Newsom ordered city hall to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. This decision resulted in the celebration of the first gay marriage in the United States, when Martin and ...

5. Marriage licenses and more: Erie County vital statistics - AOL

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   Recent marriage licenses issued and more Erie County vital statistics as of Sept. 22, 2024.

6. Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state

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   Same-sex marriage: (a) A marriage entered into by persons of the same sex, either under common law or under statute, that is recognized by another state or foreign jurisdiction is void in this state, and contractual rights granted by virtue of the marriage, including its termination, are unenforceable in this state.

7. Whitewood v. Wolf - Wikipedia

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   Whitewood v. Wolf is the federal lawsuit that successfully challenged the Pennsylvania Marriage Laws, [a] as amended in 1996 to ban same-sex marriage.The district court's decision in May 2014 held that the Marriage Laws violated the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the United States Constitution.

8. Same-sex marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 24 September 2024. 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 LGBT rights series Legal status of same-sex unions Marriage legal Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada ...

9. Timeline of same-sex marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   March 5–9: A clerk in Asbury Park, New Jersey, processes several marriage licenses for same-sex couples until warned by the state attorney general to stop. A deputy mayor officiates at the marriage of one couple on March 8. [ 84 ][ 85 ] March 3: Multnomah County, Oregon, issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples.