Gay marriage by state

Featured NBC News Now Nightly Films Stay Tuned Special Features Newsletters Podcasts Listen Now. More From NBC CNBC NBC. COM NBCU Academy Peacock NEXT STEPS FOR VETS NBC News Site Map Help. Eleven states legalized same-sex marriage via referenda or through state legislative action, while 26 did so as the result of court decisions.

Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage following a ruling by the state’s highest court in Drag the pointer or click on the timeline above the map to explore all 50 states’ changes over time. As of , 37 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized gay marriage.

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tv Today Nightly News MSNBC Meet the Press Dateline. State Rep. A group of 12 Republican legislators support the resolution, according to NBC affiliate WDIV of Detroit. At a news conference Tuesday, state Rep. Schriver has faced criticism in the past for the views he shared on social media.

Same-sex marriage is legal nationwide, but local barriers and exemptions exist. The great replacement conspiracy theory is a false idea that a cabal is trying to replace white Americans with nonwhite people. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

Thirteen U.S. states have a ban on same-sex marriage; however, eight of these states have court rulings in favor of allowing same-sex marriage. Understand your rights, state laws, and how to get legally married anywhere. Similar measures explicitly seeking to reverse the Obergefell decision have been introduced in Idaho , Montana , North Dakota and South Dakota.

Alabama, Missouri, and Alabama have done so with restrictions. The Idaho House passed its resolution last month by a vote of , and the North Dakota House passed its measure Monday, Naomi Goldberg, executive director of Movement Advancement Project, an LGBTQ think tank, told NBC News in a statement that such attempts to undermine same-sex marriage rights, should they make it out of legislatures, would face a long list of roadblocks.

This is not remotely controversial, nor extreme. While the majority of states now allow same sex marriage, there are still some states where it remains prohibited. These states include Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas.

Hodges, which granted same-sex couples nationwide the right to marry. News Politics World Local New York Los Angeles Chicago Dallas-Fort Worth Philadelphia Washington, D. Boston Bay Area South Florida San Diego Connecticut Sports Business Culture Health Shopping Tipline Science.

Rather, enrollees living in states listed below who wish to cover the child of their same-sex domestic partner on their FEHB or FEDVIP enrollment must be legally married to their same-sex domestic partner (i.e., the child’s other parent). Profile My News Sign Out. Sign In Create your free profile.

List of U.S. state and territorial statutes and codes, along with the Code of the District of Columbia, recognizing or prohibiting same-sex marriage, civil unions and domestic partnerships. NBC News Logo. My News Manage Profile Email Preferences Sign Out. Search Search.

IE 11 is not supported. Five of the measures, including one introduced Tuesday in Michigan, urge the Supreme Court to overturn its landmark ruling in Obergefell v.