Aug 02, 2013 · Raven-Symone, who played 3-year-old Olivia on the 1980s sitcom “The Cosby Show,” indicated for the first time Friday that she is a lesbian. “I am very happy that gay marriage is opening up around the country and is being accepted,” the actress said in a statement through her representatives. “I was

On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court ruled that gay marriage is a right protected by the US Constitution in all 50 states. Prior to their decision, same-sex marriage was already legal in 37 states and Washington DC, but was banned in the remaining 13.

Jun 27, 2013 · The court ruled unconstitutional a 1996 law denying federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples and effectively permitted gay marriage in California.

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Same-sex marriage in the United States was initially established on a state-by-state basis, expanding from 1 state in 2004 to 36 states in 2015, when, on June 26, 2015, same-sex marriage was established in all 50 states as a result of the ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States in the landmark civil rights case of Obergefell v. …

The Supreme Court on Friday legalized same-sex marriage in the United States. In the 5-4 landmark decision, the majority of justices ruled that states must license same-sex marriages and also recognize gay marriages performed legally in other states.

Germany, the largest country in Western Europe by population, has become the 15th European nation to change its laws to allow gay marriage.

Bernie Sanders is criticizing Hillary Clinton over her record on gay marriage, but his own story is more complicated than he portrays it.

Jun 26, 2013 · Twelve of the 50 U.S. states plus Washington, D.C., have legalized gay marriage. The U.S. Supreme Court was expected on Wednesday to issue rulings in two major cases relating to gay marriage.

Dec 07, 2017 · On Dec. 7, 2017, the Australian Parliament passed legislation allowing gay and lesbian couples to legally wed. Passage came just three weeks after Australians voted in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, by a 62% to 38% margin, in a non-binding, nationwide referendum. Along with New Zealand