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By late 2014, same-sex marriage had become legal in states that contained more than 70% of the United States population. In some jurisdictions, legalization came through the action of state courts or the enactment of state legislation. More frequently, it came as the result of the decisions of federal courts.
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 36 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% of the world's population).
Legalized same-sex marriage in New Mexico on December 19, 2013 Texas: In Re Marriage of J.B. and H.B. June 19, 2015 n/a n/a County judge ruled statutory and constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in violation of the US constitution; appealed to 5th Texas Court of Appeals. The court says Texas's same-sex marriage ban is constitutional.
Here's what they found. Q&A: These researchers examined 20 years of data same-sex marriage. Here's what they found. Karen Kaplan. May 30, 2024 at 6:00 AM. A couple celebrates their wedding in Baja ...
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.
On April 7, 2009, Vermont legalized same-sex marriage through legislation. The Governor of Vermont had previously vetoed the measure, but the veto was overridden by the Legislature. Vermont was the first state in the United States to legalize same-sex marriage through legislative means rather than litigation.
Almost 1.5 million people lived with a same-sex spouse in the U.S. in 2022, double what it was in the year before gay marriage was legalized, according to the bureau's American Community Survey. A ...
1 August: The Supreme Court of Mexico declares same-sex marriage to be legal in the state of Puebla. 4 August: Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Tristan da Cunha. 1 September: Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Malta. A bill for legalization passed Parliament on 12 July and was signed by the President on 1 August.