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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.
Kamala Harris. Kamala Devi Harris ( / ˈkɑːmələ ˈdeɪvi / ⓘ KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee; [ 2] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who is the 49th and current vice president of the United States since 2021 under President Joe Biden.
Approval of same-sex marriage is higher in younger generations; [4] among 18–34 year olds, support is near-universal. [5] From 1988 to 2009, support for recognized same-sex marriage increased between 1% and 1.5% per year, and accelerated thereafter, [6] rising above 50% in Pew Research Center polling for the first time in 2011. [7]
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.
A gay California couple who married on Valentine's Day 20 years ago during San Francisco’s “Winter of Love” reconnected with Kamala Harris, who officiated their wedding.
The existing platform from 2016 had opposed same-sex marriage. [182] On Trump's campaign website, the campaign included a page for "Trump Pride," claiming that Donald Trump decided "to openly support the LGBT community." [183] The "Trump Pride" coalition of the 2020 campaign also stated that Trump supports same-sex marriage.
Recorded April 12, 2023. Douglas Craig Emhoff (born October 13, 1964) is an American lawyer who is the second gentleman of the United States. [ 1] He is married to Kamala Harris, the 49th vice president of the United States. As the first husband of a vice president, Emhoff is the first second gentleman in American federal history.
It also condemned the 2015 Supreme Court decision that legalized gay marriage nationwide. Read more: 4 takeaways from the new Republican Party platform — or Trump's playbook