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: Legal guardianships (nationwide, except Hong Kong and Macau ), residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents (Hong Kong). Recognition of foreign marriage for parental rights
Maitri Karar –type contractual relationships, but it is not legally enforceable
Offer "partnership certificates", which provide some tools (such as hospital visitation rights) but do not offer any legal recognition
Limited to spouses of foreign diplomatic officials. * Not yet in effect or automatic deadline set by judicial body for same-sex marriage to become legal
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In the United States, the availability of legally recognized same-sex marriage expanded from one state in 2004 to all fifty states in 2015 through various state and federal court rulings, state legislation, and direct popular votes. The fifty states each have separate marriage laws, which must adhere to rulings by the Supreme Court of the United States that recognize marriage as a fundamental right that is guaranteed by both the Due Process Clause and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, as first established in the 1967 landmark civil rights case of Loving v. Virginia . Civil rights campaigning in support of marriage without distinction as to sex or sexual orientation began in the 1970s. 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.