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Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. As of 2024, marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 37 countries, with a total population of 1.4 billion people (17% of the world's population).
May 30, 2024 · When same-sex marriage was legalized in the U.S., opponents said it would undermine traditional marriage and destabilize families. So what actually happened?
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.
May 28, 2024 · Same-sex marriage, the practice of marriage between two men or between two women. Although same-sex marriage has been regulated through law, religion, and custom in most countries of the world, the legal and social responses have ranged from celebration to criminalization.
Jun 30, 2022 · Being denied the right to marry reinforces the stigma associated with a minority sexual identity. Researchers have found that living in a state where same-sex marriage is outlawed can lead to chronic social stress and mental health problems.
Jun 9, 2017 · Early Years: Same-Sex Marriage Bans. How the Stonewall Riots Sparked a Movement. In 1970, just one year after the historic Stonewall Riots that galvanized the gay rights movement, law student...
Same-sex marriage - Legal Rights, Benefits: Societies have resolved the intertwined issues of sexuality, reproduction, and marriage in myriad ways. Their responses regarding the morality, desirability, and administrative perquisites of same-sex partnerships have been equally diverse.
Dec 13, 2022 · President Biden signed into law Tuesday a bipartisan bill that codifies same-sex and interracial marriages with a large celebration on the South Lawn of the White House. The president spoke...
Nov 29, 2022 · Congress considers codifying same-sex marriage after long battle for gay rights. The measure was first born out of the House this summer following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v....
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.
