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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).
Jun 9, 2017 · In the landmark 2015 case Obergefell v. Hodges, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that all state bans on same-sex marriage were unconstitutional, making gay marriage legal throughout America....
Gallup found that nationwide public support for same-sex marriage reached 50% in 2011, [6] 60% in 2015, [7] and 70% in 2021. [8] In the 2020 United States census, same-sex married couples accounted for 0.5% of all U.S. households while unmarried same-sex couples accounted for 0.4% of all U.S. households.
5 days ago · 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.
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Jun 30, 2022 · American Psychological Association. (2022, June 30). Same-sex marriage: What you need to know. https://www.apa.org/topics/marriage-relationships/same-sex-marriage. Are same-sex marriages different from heterosexual marriages?
Jun 26, 2015 · In a historic decision for the gay right’s movement, the Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the U.S. Constitution grants same-sex couples the right to marry. The court ruled 5-4 that the...
Dec 13, 2022 · CNN — President Joe Biden signed into law Tuesday landmark new federal protections for same-sex and interracial couples, capping both a personal and national evolution on an issue that’s...
