Title: Same-sex marriage in the United States - Wikipedia
Headings: Same-sex marriage in the United States
Same-sex marriage in the United States
Contents
History
Legal issues
Federal law
State and territorial recognition
Counties not issuing marriage licenses
Parental rights
Tribal law
Local laws prior to Obergefell v. Hodges
Debate
Support
Role of social media
Opposition
Politicians and media figures
Studies
Adolescent attempted suicide
Economic impact on same-sex couples
Economic impact on the state and federal governments
Mental health
Physical health
In popular culture
Marriage statistics
Case law
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
Challenges to DOMA Section 3
California Proposition 8
Same-sex marriage rights
Public opinion
See also
Legislation
Miscellaneous
Notes
References
Bibliography
External links

Content: In 1972, the now overturned Baker v. Nelson saw the Supreme Court of the United States decline to become involved. The issue became prominent from around 1993, when the Supreme Court of Hawaii ruled in Baehr v. Lewin that it was unconstitutional under the Constitution of Hawaii for the state to abridge marriage on the basis of sex. That ruling led to federal and state actions to explicitly abridge marriage on the basis of sex in order to prevent the marriages of same-sex couples from being recognized by law, the most prominent of which was the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). In 2003, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that it was unconstitutional under the Constitution of Massachusetts for the state to abridge marriage on the basis of sex. From 2004 through to 2015, as the tide of public opinion continued to move towards support of same-sex marriage, various state court rulings, state legislation, direct popular votes ( referendums and initiatives ), and federal court rulings established same-sex marriage in thirty-six of the fifty states. The first two decades of the 21st century saw same-sex marriage receive support from prominent figures in the civil rights movement, including Coretta Scott King, John Lewis, Julian Bond, and Mildred Loving. In May 2011, national public support for same-sex marriage rose above 50% for the first time. In May 2012, the NAACP, the leading African-American civil rights organization, declared its support for same-sex marriage and stated that it is a civil right. In June 2013, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down DOMA for violating the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution in the landmark civil rights case of United States v. Windsor, leading to federal recognition of same-sex marriage, with federal benefits for married couples connected to either the state of residence or the state in which the marriage was solemnized. In May 2015, national public support for same-sex marriage rose to 60% for the first time.