What states recognize gay marriage

There are 26 states which have constitutions including bans on same-sex marriage or other types of unions, and 30 states have statutes that ban same-sex marriage or other types of unions although these are all defunct under the Obergefell ruling. Since the first same-sex marriages were legally recognized in the Netherlands in , nearly 40 other jurisdictions — mostly in Europe and the Americas — have enacted laws allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. This year, Thailand and Liechtenstein join the list. Use the interactive table below to sort the places allowing same-sex marriages by name, region and the year legal same-sex marriage took effect.

As of , 37 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have legalized gay marriage. Alabama, Missouri, and Alabama have done so with restrictions. Thirteen U.S. states have a ban on same-sex marriage; however, eight of these states have court rulings in favor of allowing same-sex marriage. Five of the measures, including one introduced Tuesday in Michigan, urge the Supreme Court to overturn its landmark ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, which granted same-sex couples nationwide the right to marry. State Rep.

Rather, enrollees living in states listed below who wish to cover the child of their same-sex domestic partner on their FEHB or FEDVIP enrollment must be legally married to their same-sex domestic partner (i.e., the child’s other parent). Married same-sex households have outnumbered unmarried same-sex households since In , the Supreme Court ruled on Obergefell v. Hodges , thereby legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide.

The dramatic shift was captured in a map NPR published in , as the Supreme Court ruled that equal protections under the 14th Amendment require states to license and recognize same-sex marriages. If the past week is any indication, gay marriage is coming to a state near you — and soon. On Monday, Oregon became the 18th state to allow same-sex marriages. On Tuesday, Pennsylvania became the 19th.