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  1. Same-sex marriage in the United States. 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 LGBT rights series.

  2. 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 .

  3. May 17, 2024 · The vast majority of Americans opposed same-sex marriage on May 17, 2004, when the first same-sex couples took their vows after a court decision in Massachusetts.

  4. The moment for full marriage equality finally arrived on June 26, 2015, with the Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges. In a landmark 5-4 decision, marriage equality became the law of the land and granted same-sex couples in all 50 states the right to full, equal recognition under the law.

  5. Dec 1, 2022 · The Senate on Tuesday passed a landmark legislation proposal to protect same-sex marriage at the federal level, shielding the right against concerns that the Supreme Court could undercut it.

  6. Dec 7, 2012 · Same-sex marriage is now, or soon will be, legal in the District of Columbia and nine states: Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Washington. At the same time, 30 states have added language to their constitutions banning same-sex marriage. (See Graphic: State Policies on Same-Sex Marriage .)

  7. Jul 5, 2024 · At the beginning of the 21st century a clear majority of the U.S. population opposed same-sex marriage, but by 2010 about half of the population supported legalization, and many of those opposed were open to the creation of legally recognized partnerships for same-sex couples.

  8. Mar 14, 2024 · Same-sex marriage, they argue, is too popular, too engrained and accepted in American society. The Court wouldn’t dare. Or would they? A clear-eyed examination of the political and legal...

  9. Jun 9, 2017 · The road to full marriage equality for same-sex couples in the United States was paved with setbacks and victories. The landmark 2015 Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges made gay marriage...

  10. Jun 23, 2020 · By one vote, the court rules that same-sex marriage cannot be banned in the United States and that all same-sex marriages must be recognized nationwide, finally granting same-sex...

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