Public debate over same - sex marriage returns to the Supreme Court . Judges around the country -- in state and federal courts -- have spoken with a near unanimity over the past year that millions of gays and lesbians have been denied an equal protection right to tie the knot , or to have their legal unions recognized by their home states . Justices to continue to consider appeals from homosexuality , lesbians in other states . Same - sex marriage laws are passed by states , resulting in legal equality across states .
Public debate over same - sex marriage returns to the Supreme Court . Justices to continue to consider appeals from homosexuality , lesbians in other states . Same - sex marriage laws are passed by states , resulting in legal equality across states .