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Vermont was the first state in the United States to legalize same-sex marriage through legislative means rather than litigation. On June 3, 2009, New Hampshire by enacting legislation became the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage, [55] effective January 1, 2010. [56]
7 April: The U.S. state of Vermont legalizes same-sex marriage after a 23–5 vote in the State Senate and a 100–49 vote in the House of Representatives, overriding Governor Jim Douglas, who had vetoed the law a day earlier, thus making Vermont the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage through statute, rather than court decisions. [106]
History of same-sex marriage legal status, 1971-2015, with influential legal decisions. Plot shows proportion of US states and the District of Columbia with: historical/traditional definition of marriage (gray); legislation enacted to ban same-sex marriage (blue); constitutional bans on same-sex marriage (yellow, includes states that also have legislative ban); statewide legal same-sex ...
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 ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A new panel at Niagara Falls State Park honoring New York’s LGBTQ+ history was unveiled Friday near the spot where the state’s first legal gay marriage took place. New ...
Vermont was the first state to establish the legal recognition of same-sex marriage by legislation rather than as the result of a court ruling. [54] Since September 2009, the definition of marriage in the state of Vermont has been the following: [55] Marriage is the legally recognized union of two people. [15 V.S.A. § 8]
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.
Same-sex marriage is legal in all states and the District of Columbia through the landmark 2015 ruling Obergefell v. ... Center after being elected the 47th President of the United States November ...