Is same sex marriage legal in all states?

Same-sex marriage supporters rejoice outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D. C. , on Friday after the U. S Supreme Court handed down a ruling regarding same-sex marriage. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. read more

The United States joined 21 other countries in legalizing gay marriage, including Argentina, Brazil and Ireland. In 1996, former President Bill Clinton signed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) into law, thus banning federal recognition of same-sex marriage. read more

Hodges, there were 37 states that had already legalized same-sex marriages. These states were: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming. read more

Same-sex marriage supporters rejoice outside the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Friday after the U.S Supreme Court handed down a ruling regarding same-sex marriage. The high court ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry in all 50 states. read more

The legal issues surrounding same-sex marriage in the United States are determined by the nation's federal system of government, in which the status of a person, including marital status, is determined in large measure by the individual states. read more