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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 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 LGBTQ rights series Legal status of same-sex unions Marriage Andorra Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Canada Chile ...
Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that plaintiffs' arguments were moot in light of 1998 state constitutional amendment. [485] No No: Vermont: Baker v. Vermont: December 20, 1999 5 0 Vermont Supreme Court rules that same-sex marriage or something similar must be implemented in 100 days. [486] Yes Legalized civil unions in Vermont by Vermont General ...
Democrats sought to pass the bill to reassure same-sex couples that even if the Supreme Court overturned the 2015 decision Obergefell vs. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage, their unions ...
At a small Monday morning rally, opponents of gay marriage, railed against judges who have struck down state gay marriage bans. Stage set for landmark U.S. Supreme Court gay marriage arguments ...
Trump's stance on gay marriage has varied over the years. Trump expressed support for domestic partnerships in an interview he did with The Advocate in 2000, as reported by CBS News .
More frequently it came as the result of the decisions of federal courts. On November 6, 2012, Maine, Maryland, and Washington became the first states to legalize same-sex marriage through popular vote. Same-sex marriage has been legalized in the District of Columbia and 21 Native American tribal nations as well.
The U.S. Supreme Court rebuffed a bid by a county clerk in Kentucky briefly jailed in 2015 for refusing to issue marriage licenses to two same-sex couples.
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. As of 2025, marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 37 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% of the world's population).