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In , the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriages. Belgium followed suit in and granted equal rights to same-sex married couples. In , the Canadian Parliament passed legislation making same-sex marriage legal nationwide.
Also in , a closely divided Spanish parliament agreed to do the same. In Norway allowed gay couples to enter civil unions, but it took until for a Norway to pass a gender-neutral marriage law. In , Sweden voted overwhelmingly in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. Iceland's parliament voted unanimously to legalize same-sex marriage in Portugal has also allowed same-sex marriage since , after legislation was originally challenged by the country's president.
In , Argentina became the first Latin American country to allow same-sex marriage. Denmark's legalization came in after Queen Margrethe II gave her royal assent to the proposed legislation. Uruguay passed legislation allowing same-sex marriage in In , New Zealand became the first country in the Asia-Pacific to legislate for same-sex marriage. President Francois Hollande signed a measure legalizing marriage equality in France in England and Wales became the first countries in the UK to pass marriage equality in Scotland voted overwhelmingly in favor of of legalizing same-sex marriage later in Luxembourg overwhelmingly approved legislation to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed and to adopt children that went into effect in Finland approved a marriage equality bill in Ireland became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage through a popular vote in Greenland, the world's biggest island, passed same-sex legislation in The United States Supreme Court made marriage equality federal law in Colombia became the fourth Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage in In , Germany became the 15th European country to allow same-sex couples to wed.
In , nearly all of Malta's parliament voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage. Matt Pierce, a Democrat, said in defense of the amendment. Apparently to the Republican caucus it is controversial. Professor Jason Pierceson. So, it needs to get out of there," Rep.
Five years after the Supreme Court had its say on the issue, same-sex marriage remains a politically contentious issue, and LGBTQ advocates continue to battle in courtrooms and statehouses to ensure gay couples can exercise their right to marry.
States have two types of bans on same-sex marriage: statutory and constitutional. There were two phases of same-sex marriage bans, according to Pierceson.
The first one began in the s, when gay couples would apply for marriage licenses and many state judges at the time ruled that these unions were not prohibited. This prompted lawmakers to explicitly outlaw same-sex marriage. In , Maryland became the first state to do so. Other states quickly followed, with Virginia , Arizona and Oklahoma passing similar laws in , and Florida , California , Wyoming and Utah doing so in That ruling prompted state and federal lawmakers to take action.
Utah was first to enact a statutory ban in response to that decision in , and then a year later, Congress passed the federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which defined marriage as between one man and one woman.
In , Hawaii became the first state to pass a constitutional amendment specifically targeting same-sex marriage. The measure empowered the legislature to enact a ban, which it did that same year through a constitutional referendum. Ultimately, 30 more states adopted constitutional amendments prohibiting gay marriage. While the Obergefell v.
Hodges decision overrides all of those state measures, many of them, particularly the state constitutional amendments, remain on the books for one reason or another. In some cases, there is a lack of political willingness to remove them, while in others, the labor-intensive removal process makes them a low priority. A tour bus drove past honking as hundreds cheered the decision. One of the demonstrators, Jordan Monaghan, called his mother from his mobile phone amid the celebrations.
Your son can have a husband now," Mr Monaghan said. Minutes after the ruling, couples in one of the states that had a ban, Georgia, lined up in hope of being wed.
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 word "proud" and the White House changed its Twitter avatar 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 late husband, John Arthur. The first state to allow same-sex marriage was Massachusetts, which granted the right in In recent years, a wave of legal rulings and a dramatic shift in public opinion have expanded gay marriage in the US.
In , the high court struck down a federal anti same-sex marriage law. How tide turned on same-sex marriage.
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