Supreme court justices who voted in favor of gay marriage Jim Obergefell and others sued for recognition of their same-sex marriages, which were legal in the states where they were married but illegal in other states. The denial of marriage impedes many legal rights and privileges, such as adoptions, parental rights, and property transfer. The Court has long held that marriage is a fundamental right.
Supreme court case legalizing gay marriage The dramatic shift was captured in a map NPR published in , as the Supreme Court ruled that equal protections under the 14th Amendment require states to license and recognize same-sex.
World vision position on gay marriage After days of backlash from Evangelicals, World Vision, an international nonprofit ministry, has reversed its decision to allow those in same-sex marriages to be employed.
What did gay marriage do to massachusetts Those who said “I do” in Massachusetts on May 17, , were among the first same-sex couples to be legally married in the United States.
States that don t allow gay marriage 2017 Same-sex marriage is legal in California again. The U.S. Supreme Court rules the Defense of Marriage Act of is unconstitutional and interferes with states’ rights to define marriage. September – New Jersey becomes the fourteenth state to legalize same-sex marriage.