Article for gay marriage legalization
Married same-sex households have outnumbered unmarried same-sex households since In , the Supreme Court ruled on Obergefell v. Hodges , thereby legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. In the years since the decision, households headed by married same-sex couples have become more common, but the changes have differed by state.
Same-Sex Marriage Around the World
The law amended legislation recognizing same-sex civil unions and made Estonia the first Baltic country to legalize same-sex marriage. Legislation passed after then-Chancellor Angela Merkel said members of her ruling Christian Democratic Union should vote their conscience even though the party formally opposed same-sex marriage.
A decade after the U.S. legalized gay marriage, Jim Obergefell says the fight isn't over
The state legalized again in June Six other states — Arkansas, Colorado, Indiana, Michigan, Utah, and Wisconsin — had court actions that temporarily allowed same-sex marriages. By the time same-sex marriage was legalized federally, it had already been legal in 38 states and Washington, DC.