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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]
All three of the states that had legalized same-sex marriage at this point—Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Iowa—had done so by court ruling. [126] April 7: The Vermont General Assembly overrides Governor Jim Douglas's April 6 veto of same-sex marriage legislation, making it the first state to institute same-sex marriage by statute. [127]
Hawaii legalized same-sex marriage two years before the Supreme Court mandated it, yet a section remained in the state constitution that gave the Hawaii Legislature authority to impose a same-sex ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 6 February 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 remaining 20 states banning gay marriage will likely also be bound to appeals courts decisions should their bans be overturned. The unions are now legal in a total of 30 states, plus the ...
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.
Before nationwide legalization, same-sex marriage became legal in 36 states: 24 states by court order, nine by legislative action, and three by referendum. Some states had legalized same-sex marriage by more than one of the three actions. On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v.