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Sint Maarten: Following the December 2022 court ruling that Aruba's and Curaçao's same-sex marriage bans were unconstitutional, Melissa Gumbs, a member of the Parliament of Sint Maarten, said her party was planning on introducing a same-sex marriage bill to Parliament, noting that "there is precedent now within the Caribbean part of the ...
The Curaçao Government announced its intention to file an appeal on 13 December, followed by the Aruba Government on 24 February. [4] On 12 July 2024 the Supreme Court of the Netherlands upheld the lower court ruling, effectively legalizing same-sex marriage in Aruba and Curaçao with immediate effect. [1]
Sexual acts among consenting adults of the same sex became legal in 2003 due to a United States court ruling. [11] Same-sex marriage has been legal since 2015 due to a declaration made by the United States. [32] Legal gender changes are allowed [33] however there is no recognition of a third gender. Saba
On 26 June 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, thereby making same-sex marriage legal throughout the United States. [74] Prior to 26 June 2015, same-sex marriages were legal in the District of Columbia, Guam, and thirty-six states.
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 possible exception of American Samoa and some Tribal Nations.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Aruba since a 12 July 2024 ruling of the Supreme Court of the Netherlands. [1]Prior to that, as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Aruba recognized same-sex marriages registered in the Netherlands as well as in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (also known as the Caribbean Netherlands) as valid.
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 ...
Same-sex marriage is also legal in four of the United States territories: Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. It is not legal in American Samoa, amid legal uncertainty over whether the US Constitution applies there in full. Native American Tribal Nations also have their own same-sex marriage legislation.