article_snippet: Same-sex marriage licenses are offered in 37 other states.
article_snippet: The number of states offering same-sex marriages has surged since The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in 2013 that invalidated part of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.
article_snippet: States like Illinois, Hawaii, Minnesota and New York joined the fold voluntarily, while others were ordered by state or federal judges to offer and recognize the unions.
article_snippet: Cases involving Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee are expected to be decided  in June by the U.S. Supreme Court, which may settle the issue nationally once and for all.