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2. Same-sex marriage in the District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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   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.

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

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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.

4. Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States

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   The first legally-recognized same-sex marriage occurred in Minneapolis, [3] Minnesota, in 1971. [4] On June 26, 2015, in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court overturned Baker v. Nelson and ruled that marriage is a fundamental right guaranteed to all citizens, and thus legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.

5. Marriage age in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Previously, the marriage age for females was 14. [35] American Samoa does not allow underage marriages. In the District of Columbia, the general age is 18, but 16-year-olds may marry with exceptions. [33] In the U.S. Virgin Islands, since January 2020, the marriage age has been 18 for both sexes. [36]

6. LGBT rights in the District of Columbia - Wikipedia

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   In the District of Columbia, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people enjoy the same rights as non-LGBT people. Along with the rest of the country, the District of Columbia recognizes and allows same-sex marriages. [1] The percentage of same-sex households in the District of Columbia in 2008 was at 1.8%, the highest in the nation. [1]

7. Common-law marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Common-law marriage, also known as sui juris marriage, informal marriage, marriage by habit and repute, or marriage in fact is a form of irregular marriage that survives only in seven U.S. states and the District of Columbia along with some provisions of military law; plus two other states that recognize domestic common law marriage after the fact for limited purposes.