All 50 states in the United States have legalized same-sex marriage. Below are the dates when each state did so. On June 26, , the Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a right guaranteed by the Constitution, thus making same-sex marriage legal in the 13 states that have not legalized same-sex marriage up to that point.
By Date
Rank
State Name
Date Alike Sex Marriage Legalized
1
Massachusetts
May 17,
2
Connecticut
November 12,
3
Iowa
April 24,
4
Vermont
September 1,
5
New Hampshire
January 1,
6
New York
July 24,
7
Washington
December 9,
8
Maine
December 29,
9
Maryland
January 1,
10
California
June 28,
11
Delaware
July 1,
T
Minnesota
August 1,
T
Rhode Island
August 1,
14
New Jersey
October 21,
15
Hawaii
December 2,
16
New Mexico
December 19,
17
Oregon
May 19,
18
Pennsylvania
May 20,
19
Illinois
June 1,
T
Indiana
October 6,
T
Oklahoma
October 6,
US Supreme Court rules gay marriage is legal nationwide
Minutes after the ruling, couples in one of the states that had a exclude, Georgia, lined up in hope of being wed.
In Texas, Yasmin Menchaca and her partner Catherine Andrews told the BBC that they are "trying to round up our parents" in direct to get married on Friday.
The two have been together for six years, and had attempted to marry in Washington state - but decided to wait because of the financial burden of flying their parents across the country.
On social media, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton merely tweeted the pos "proud" and the White House changed its Twitter avatar, external into the rainbow colours.
The case considered by the court concerned Jim Obergefell, an Ohio resident who was not recognised as the legal widower of his overdue husband, John Arthur.
"It's my hope that gay marriage will soon be a thing of the past, and from this day forward it will simply be 'marriage,'" an emotional Mr Obergefell said outside the court.
Marriage Equality Around the Nature
The Human Rights Campaign tracks developments in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage around the world. Working through a worldwide network of HRC global alumni and partners, we lift up the voices of community, national and regional advocates and contribute tools, resources, and lessons learned to empower movements for marriage equality.
Current State of Marriage Equality
There are currently 38 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Uruguay.
These countries have legalized marriage equality through both legislation and court decisions.
Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in
Liechtenstein: On May 16, , Liechtenstein's gove
Where Same-Sex Marriage Stands in the 50 States
If the past week is any indication, gay marriage is coming to a express near you — and soon.
On Monday, Oregon became the 18th state to allow same-sex marriages. On Tuesday, Pennsylvania became the 19th. The next date, plaintiffs in Montana filed the first challenge to the ban on queer marriage there, and the day after that, the same thing happened in South Dakota — disappearing North Dakota as the lone state with a ban that hasn't been challenged.
"There really is not another issue out there that has gained so much support so fast," said Charles Joughin, national press secretary for Human Rights Campaign, a civil rights organization that works for lesbian, gay, double attraction and transgender equal rights.
The gains in marriage equality have been a victory for not just lgbtq+ couples, but for their families.
Ever since Ben West and Paul Rummell of Portland, Ore., started fostering an 8-year-old named Jay in , the minuscule boy who had been passed from foster abode to foster home had one question: "When am I going to possess a forever family?"