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 June 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark civil rights case of Obergefell v. Hodges that the fundamental right of same-sex couples to marry on the same terms and conditions as opposite-sex couples, with all the accompanying rights and responsibilities, is guaranteed by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution . The most prominent supporters of same-sex marriage are human rights and civil rights organizations as well as the medical and scientific communities, while the most prominent opponents are religious groups. The ruling of the Supreme Court in Obergefell occurred following decades of consistently rising national public support for same-sex marriage in the United States, with support continuing to rise thereafter. A study of nationwide data from January 1999 to December 2015 revealed that the establishment of same-sex marriage is associated with a significant reduction in the rate of attempted suicide among teens, with the effect being concentrated among teens of a minority sexual orientation, resulting in approximately 134,000 fewer teens attempting suicide each year in the United States. Contents
1 History
2 Legal issues
2.1 Federal law
2.2 State and territorial recognition
2.2.1 Counties not issuing marriage licenses
2.2.2 Parental rights
2.3 Tribal law
2.4 Local laws prior to Obergefell v. Hodges
3 Debate
3.1 Support
3.1.1 Role of social media
3.2 Opposition
3.3 Politicians and media figures
4 Studies
4.1 Adolescent attempted suicide
4.2 Economic impact on same-sex couples
4.3 Economic impact on the state and federal governments
4.4 Mental health
4.5 Physical health
5 In popular culture
6 Marriage statistics
7 Case law
7.1 1970s
7.2 1980s
7.3 1990s
7.4 2000s
7.5 2010s
8 Public opinion
9 See also
9.1 Legislation
9.2 Miscellaneous
10 Notes
11 References
12 Bibliography
13 External links
History
Main article: History of same-sex marriage in the United States
See also: Timeline of same-sex marriage in the United States
A newlywed same-sex couple celebrate their marriage in the United States. The history of same-sex marriage in the United States dates from the early 1970s, when the first lawsuits seeking legal recognition of same-sex relationships brought the question of civil marriage rights and benefits for same-sex couples to public attention, though they proved unsuccessful. The subject became increasingly prominent in U.S. politics following the 1993 Hawaii Supreme Court decision in Baehr v. Miike that suggested the possibility that the state's prohibition might be unconstitutional. That decision was met by actions at both the federal and state level to restrict marriage to male-female couples, notably the enactment at the federal level of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).