Difference between revisions of "Same-sex marriage bans"

Revision as of 18:50, May 25, 2015

As of May 2015, there are only 13 states that ban same-sex marriage, mostly by Constitution.

Those states are:

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-As of August 2011, there are 41 states that ban [[same-sex marriage]], mostly by Constitution.  Minnesota has a state law prohibiting same-sex marriage, but will have a referendum on the ballot in November 2012 to include the ban in the state constitution.
+As of May 2015, there are only 13 states that ban [[same-sex marriage]], mostly by Constitution.
-The nine states plus Washington, D.C., which do not yet ban same-sex marriage are:
+Those states are:
+*[[Arkansas]]
-{| class="wikitable"
+*[[Georgia]]
-|-
+*[[Kentucky]]
-!State (or D.C.)
+*[[Louisiana]]
-!History
+*[[Michigan]]
-!Comments
+*[[Mississippi]]
-|-
+*[[Missouri]]
-|Massachusetts
+*[[Nebraska]]
-|by decision of its Supreme Court
+*[[North Dakota]]
-|subsequently property values declined and many left the state
+*[[Ohio]]
-|-
+*[[South Dakota]]
-|Vermont
+*[[Tennessee]]
-|
+*[[Texas]]
-|
-|-
-|Iowa
-|by decision of its Supreme Court
-|after imposing same-sex marriage, three justices were subsequently removed from office in their retention election in November 2010
-|-
-|New Hampshire
-|
-|
-|-
-|Connecticut
-|
-|
-|-
-|New York
-|same-sex marriage became law in June 2011
-|
-|-
-|Maryland
-|
-|
-|-
-|Washington, D.C.
-|
-|
-|-
-|Rhode Island
-|
-|does not allow same-sex marriage either
-|-
-|Washington
-|
-|does not allow same-sex marriage either
-|}
 ==See also==