Same-sex marriage in the United States

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 88. Chapters: Defense of Marriage Act, Federal Marriage Amendment, California Proposition 8, List of supporters of same-sex marriage in the United States, Same-sex marriage legislation in the United States, National Organization for Marriage, Opponents of same-sex marriage in the United States, Post-election events of Proposition 8, List of defense of marriage amendments to U.S. state constitutions by type, Public opinion of same-sex marriage in the United States, Kevin and Don Norte, Protests against Proposition 8 supporters, Recognition of same-sex unions in New Jersey, In re Marriage Cases, Same-sex marriage in New England, California Proposition 22, Varnum v. Brien, Empowering Spirits Foundation, November 15, 2008 anti-Proposition 8 protests, Alaska Ballot Measure 2, History of marriage in California, Californians Against Hate, Massachusetts v. United States Department of Health and Human Services, Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, VoteOnMarriage.org, Utah Constitutional Amendment 3, Rights and responsibilities of marriages in the United States, Timeline of civil marriage in the United States, Arizona Proposition 102, Recognition of same-sex unions in Illinois, Same-sex marriage under United States tribal jurisdictions, Recognition of same-sex unions in Nevada, Recognition of same-sex unions in Pennsylvania, Oregon Ballot Measure 36, Florida Amendment 2, Tennessee Amendment 1, Windsor v. United States, San Francisco 2004 same-sex weddings, Brian S. Brown, Recognition of same-sex unions in Minnesota, Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management, Arizona Proposition 107, Colorado Amendment 43, Texas Proposition 2, Marshall-Newman Amendment, Wisconsin Referendum 1, J. Edward Pawlick, Alabama Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, The Brides of March, Michigan State Proposal - 04-2, Recognition of same-sex unions in Arizona, South Carolina Amendment 1, Hawaii Constitutional Amendment 2, Georgia Constitutional Amendment 1, Recognition of same-sex unions in South Carolina, North Carolina Religious Coalition for Marriage Equality, Oklahoma State Question 711, White Knot, Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, Preacher's Sons, Nebraska Initiative Measure 416, Ohio State Issue 1, Kansas Proposed Amendment 1, Louisiana Constitutional Amendment 1, Recognition of same-sex unions in Montana, Missouri Constitutional Amendment 2, Arkansas Constitutional Amendment 3, North Dakota Constitutional Measure 1, Mississippi Amendment 1, Kentucky Constitutional Amendment 1, South Dakota Amendment C, Montana Initiative 96, Nevada Question 2, Idaho Amendment 2, Wilson v. Ake, Marriage Under Fire. Excerpt: Same-sex marriage in the United States first became legal in the U.S. state Massachusetts in 2004. The federal government of the United States does not recognize the marriages of same-sex couples and is prohibited from doing so by the Defense of Marriage Act. Same-sex marriage licenses are granted in five states: Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, plus Washington, D.C. and the Coquille Indian Tribe in Oregon. Same-sex marriages could be legally performed in California between June 16, 2008, and November 4, 2008, when voters passed Proposition 8 prohibiting same-sex marriages. The legalization of same-sex marriage was driven by court rulings and legislative action. States that recognize same-sex marriage but do not grant same-sex marriage licenses include New York, Rhode Island, and Maryland. As of March 2011...