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  2. Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    Section 402.045 Same-sex marriage in another jurisdiction void and unenforceable. (1) A marriage between members of the same sex which occurs in another jurisdiction shall be void in Kentucky. (2) Any rights granted by virtue of the marriage, or its termination, shall be unenforceable in Kentucky courts.

  3. Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States - Wikipedia

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    1 On June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges that a fundamental right to marry is guaranteed to same-sex couples by the Fourteenth Amendment, and that states must allow same-sex marriage. 2 Subsequently, repealed.

  4. Same-sex marriage in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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. Same-sex marriage law in the United States by territory

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    Yes. District of Columbia Code – Title 46 Domestic Relations. § 46-401 Equal access to marriage. (a) Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 persons. Any person may enter into a marriage in the District of Columbia with another person, regardless of gender, unless the marriage is expressly prohibited by § 46- 401.01 or § 46-403.

  6. LGBT rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Prior to nationwide same-sex marriage, fifteen U.S. states had civil unions or domestic partnerships. The first state to allow same-sex unions was Vermont in July 2000. Many of these states retain those laws as a continued choice for same-sex couples, and opposite-sex couples in certain states.

  7. Q&A: What the Supreme Court's gay marriage ruling means - AOL

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    SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- The decades-long debate about whether same-sex marriage should be allowed in the United States was finally settled Friday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled gay and lesbian ...

  8. U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions

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    Constitutional Amendment 1 [46] (a) This state shall recognize as marriage only the union of man and woman. Marriages between persons of the same sex are prohibited in this state. (b) No union between persons of the same sex shall be recognized by this state as entitled to the benefits of marriage. [47] Kentucky.

  9. Legal status of same-sex marriage - Wikipedia

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    On 26 June 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right under the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, thereby making same-sex marriage legal throughout the United States. [73] Prior to 26 June 2015, same-sex marriages were legal in the District of Columbia, Guam, and thirty-six states.