Same-sex marriage
Marriage of persons of the same sex or gender
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Same-sex marriage in Michigan
A constitutional amendment supporting same-sex marriage rights was sponsored by 44 Democratic lawmakers in the Michigan House of Representatives.
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| 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in West Virginia
Representative Jeff Eldridge proposed legislation to update statutory definitions of relatives in incest laws to account for relatives in same-sex marriages, reflecting ongoing legal adaptations following same-sex marriage legalization.
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| March 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in North Carolina
Democratic representatives Deb Butler, Phil Rubin, Jordan Lopez, and Mary Gardner Belk introduced legislation to amend marriage statutes and repeal the same-sex marriage ban, with 23 other Democratic co-sponsors.
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| 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Tennessee
Representative Gino Bulso and Senator Mark Pody introduced the Tennessee Covenant Marriage Act, proposing a marriage form exclusively for opposite-sex couples, which was strongly opposed by the Freedom From Religion Foundation Action Fund.
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| March 25 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Colorado
SB25-014 passed in the Colorado House of Representatives with a vote of 45 to 14, awaiting Governor Jared Polis' signature.
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| March 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Montana
The resolution to repeal the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage continued to be heard in committee by the Montana legislature.
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| 2025 |
Same-sex marriage
Ongoing global trend of same-sex marriage legalization
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| March 13 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in North Dakota
The North Dakota Senate rejected the resolution to challenge same-sex marriage, voting 16-31, with at least two dozen Republicans joining Democratic-NPL lawmakers in opposing the measure.
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| March 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Idaho
Representative Ilana Rubel introduced an unsuccessful bill to repeal the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
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| March 7 2025 |
Same-sex marriage
Nagoya High Court issues a landmark ruling declaring the prohibition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional, potentially paving the way for marriage equality in Japan.
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| March 3 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Montana
The anti-same-sex marriage resolution was tabled with a 6-2 vote in the Senate committee, with bipartisan support for tabling, including Republican senators Vince Ricci, Barry Usher, and Sue Vinton, and Democratic senators Cora Neumann, Andrea Olsen, and Laura Smith.
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| February 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Michigan
Representative Jennifer Conlin introduced a counter-resolution supporting Obergefell, which was sponsored by 29 other Democratic lawmakers.
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| February 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Michigan
Schriver, backed by six other Republican lawmakers, introduced a resolution to the House of Representatives urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Obergefell same-sex marriage ruling.
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| February 27 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in North Dakota
North Dakota News Cooperative poll reveals 56% support for same-sex marriage, with 89% of Democrats, 57% of Independents, and 43% of Republicans in favor.
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| February 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Montana
Representative Zooey Zephyr introduced a resolution to repeal the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, which was heard in committee.
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| February 24 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in North Dakota
The North Dakota House of Representatives passed the anti-same-sex marriage resolution with a 52-40 vote, with Representative Bill Tveit incorrectly claiming marriage has always been between a man and a woman.
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| February 24 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in South Dakota
The House Judiciary Committee voted 4-9 to kill the resolution seeking to overturn same-sex marriage rights, effectively ending the legislative attempt.
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| February 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Iowa
33 Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to replace gendered marriage language with gender-neutral terminology, aiming to codify the Varnum decision into statutory law by changing references from 'a man and a woman' to 'two eligible parties'.
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| February 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Missouri
The Senate rejected a bill by Senator Stephen Webber to repeal the statutory ban on same-sex marriages, with a vote of 6-19.
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| February 18 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Montana
Representative Bob Phalen introduced a resolution to the Montana House of Representatives urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell, challenging same-sex marriage legalization.
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| February 10 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Georgia
20 Democratic lawmakers introduced a resolution to the Georgia State Senate to repeal the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, with Representative RaShaun Kemp as a key sponsor of the legislation.
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| February 5 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Colorado
The Colorado Senate voted on SB25-014, passing the bill with 29 votes in favor and 6 votes against, removing the ban on same-sex marriage.
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| February 5 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in South Dakota
Representatives Tony Randolph, Aaron Aylward, Travis Ismay, Tina Mulally, and Senator Carl Perry introduced a resolution urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Obergefell same-sex marriage ruling.
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| January 31 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Virginia
The constitutional amendment to repeal the same-sex marriage ban passed the Senate with a vote of 24-15.
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| January 29 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in North Dakota
A new motion challenging same-sex marriage was introduced in the North Dakota House of Representatives.
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| January 27 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Idaho
Representative Heather Scott introduced a motion calling on the Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges and reinstate Idaho's same-sex marriage ban. The measure passed the House 46-24, despite significant civil opposition and a petition gathering thousands of signatures. The Human Rights Campaign criticized the resolution as ineffective.
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| January 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Florida
Senator Tina Polsky proposed another bill to repeal the same-sex marriage ban, which was unsuccessful.
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| January 23 2025 | Thailand becomes the first Southeast Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage. |
| January 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Missouri
Representative Mitch Boggs introduced legislation attempting to create a covenant marriage exclusively for opposite-sex couples, which was ultimately unsuccessful and deemed unconstitutional.
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| January 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Colorado
Senators Jessie Danielson and Sonya Jaquez Lewis introduced SB25-014, a bill to remove all statutory restrictions on marriage between one man and one woman.
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| January 16 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in North Dakota
The initial resolution to challenge same-sex marriage was withdrawn after nine days.
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| January 14 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in Virginia
The constitutional amendment to repeal the same-sex marriage ban passed the House of Delegates with a vote of 58-35.
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| January 7 2025 |
Same-sex marriage in North Dakota
Representatives Bill Tveit and Jeff Hoverson introduced a resolution to the North Dakota House of Representatives urging the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark same-sex marriage legalization case.
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| January 1 2025 |
Same-sex marriage
Liechtenstein implements its same-sex marriage law, legally recognizing same-sex marriages nationwide.
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| January 1 2025 |
Legal status of same-sex marriage
Liechtenstein legalizes same-sex marriage through a vote in the Landtag.
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| 2024 |
Same-sex marriage
Two countries legalized same-sex marriage, with one having ongoing territorial restrictions
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| 2024 |
Same-sex marriage law in the United States by state
California voters removed Section 7.5 of the California Constitution, which previously defined marriage as only between a man and a woman, effectively ending the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in the state.
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| 2024 |
Same-sex marriage in Washington
Dave Reichert, while running for governor, made conflicting statements about same-sex marriage: publicly stating he would not restrict same-sex marriage rights, while simultaneously expressing traditional Christian views about marriage being only between a man and a woman.
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| 2024 | Gabon enacted a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. |
| 2024 |
Same-sex marriage in the United States Virgin Islands
The U.S. Virgin Islands is named one of the best marriage destinations for same-sex couples in the Caribbean.
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| December 2024 |
Same-sex marriage in Michigan
Representative Josh Schriver called for the criminalization of same-sex marriage, sparking widespread criticism from Attorney General Dana Nessel and media outlets.
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| December 2024 |
Same-sex marriage in Chile
Reports confirmed 6,281 same-sex couples had married in Chile since the law's implementation.
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| December 2024 |
Same-sex marriage in Colorado
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland designated the Boulder County Courthouse as a National Historic Landmark for being the first site in the United States to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
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| November 13 2024 |
Same-sex marriage in Virginia
The constitutional amendment to repeal the ban was reported out of the Privileges and Elections Committee of the House of Delegates by 16 votes to 5.
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| November 5 2024 |
Same-sex marriage in Colorado
Voters approved Amendment J, removing the constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, with 64.3% support and a majority of counties voting in favor.
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| October 30 2024 |
Same-sex marriage
Tokyo High Court rules that Japan's same-sex marriage ban is unconstitutional, further challenging the country's marriage laws.
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| September 2024 |
Same-sex marriage in Texas
The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct withdrew its warning against Justice of the Peace Dianne Hensley.
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| September 2024 |
Same-sex marriage in Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
The church synod rejected Archbishop Makgoba's document recommending prayers for same-sex couples.
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| September 2024 |
Same-sex marriage in Colorado
A group of religious leaders expressed support for the same-sex marriage amendment.
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| September 24 2024 |
Same-sex marriage
The King of Thailand signs the Marriage Equality Act into law, with same-sex marriages to be officially performed on 23 January 2025.
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