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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]
A rainbow flag in support of gay rights flies in front of the Supreme Court in 2015. ... the law would require states where gay marriage is not enshrined in law to recognize those licenses.
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. As of 2025, [update] marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 38 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% of the world's population).
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 ...
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 ...
The rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people in the United States were among the most advanced in the world until the beginning of the second Trump presidency, [1] [2] with public opinion and jurisprudence changing significantly since the late 1980s.
CINCINNATI (AP) -- A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld anti-gay marriage laws in four states, breaking ranks with other courts that have considered the issue and setting up the prospect of ...
Proponents of the constitutional amendment argued that exclusively heterosexual marriage was "an essential institution of society", that leaving the constitution unchanged would "result in public schools teaching our kids that gay marriage is okay", and that gay people "do not have the right to redefine marriage for everyone else".