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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Hawaii since December 2, 2013. The Hawaii State Legislature held a special session beginning on October 28, 2013, and passed the Hawaii Marriage Equality Act legalizing same-sex marriage. Governor Neil Abercrombie signed the legislation on November 13, and same-sex couples began marrying on December 2.
In Hawaii, the LGBT laws have been evolving for the past hundred years. In the pre-19th century, the influence of Polynesian culture led to a more open-minded state. After the first Christian missionaries began arriving in Hawaii, strict sodomy laws were enacted. Territory v. Bell (1958) was the last sodomy case argued in Hawaii.
On December 17, 1990, three same-sex couples applied for marriage licenses at the Hawaii Department of Health with the encouragement of local gay rights activist William E. Woods. The three couples met the requirements of the state law that detailed eligibility requirements for marriage, except for being of the same sex.
Kevin D. Williamson. February 26, 2024 at 6:15 AM ... “Just when my parents got used to my being gay.”) ... History handed the United States an absolute lay-up in February 2022, when Vladimir ...
The Dispatch. Political party. Republican (before 2008) [1] Children. 4 (including triplets) [2] Kevin Daniel Williamson (born September 18, 1972) is an American political commentator. He is the national correspondent for The Dispatch. [3] Previously, he was the roving correspondent for National Review. [4]
The Hawaii Marriage Equality Act of 2013 is legislation passed by the Hawaii State Legislature as Senate Bill 1 (SB1) and signed by Governor Neil Abercrombie which legalized same-sex marriage in the U.S. state of Hawaii. [1] Prior to the bill's enactment, same-sex couples in the state of Hawaii were allowed to form civil unions (since 2012) or ...
Evan Wolfson [430] [431] William E. Woods (1949–2008), a gay rights activist in Hawaii who in 1991 set in motion the legalization of same-sex marriage in the United States. [432] Chely Wright [433] Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943–2000), author and civil rights, anti-war, gay liberation, and HIV/AIDS activist.
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