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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Puerto Rico since July 13, 2015, as a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Obergefell v. Hodges.On June 26, 2015, the court ruled that bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the United States Constitution.
The first same-sex couples began applying for marriage licenses on July 13, 2015. [2] In June 2018, a bill removing the heterosexual definition of marriage in Puerto Rican law and instead substituting a gender-neutral definition was introduced to the Puerto Rican Legislative Assembly. The bill would also raise the age of marriage from 14 to 18 ...
LGBTQ rights. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ) people in Puerto Rico have gained some legal rights in recent years. Same sex relationships have been legal in Puerto Rico since 2003, and same-sex marriage and adoptions are also permitted. U.S. federal hate crime laws apply in Puerto Rico.
District of Columbia Code – Title 46 Domestic Relations. § 46-401 Equal access to marriage. (a) Marriage is the legally recognized union of 2 persons. Any person may enter into a marriage in the District of Columbia with another person, regardless of gender, unless the marriage is expressly prohibited by § 46- 401.01 or § 46-403.
An attempt to ban same-sex marriages and any other legal recognition of same-sex couples in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico failed in 2008. Puerto Rico already banned same-sex marriage by statute. [85] Same-sex marriage became legal in Puerto Rico in 2015 due to Obergefell v. Hodges. Same-sex marriage is not performed in American Samoa, an ...
Since that decision, with only a few exceptions, U.S. District Courts and Courts of Appeals have found state bans on same-sex marriage unconstitutional, as have several state courts. The exceptions have been a state court in Tennessee, U.S. district courts in Louisiana and Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Same-sex marriage illegal. [7] Transgender rights and protections are not recognized. Puerto Rico: Sexual acts among consenting adults of the same sex became legal in 2003 due to a United States court ruling. [10] Same-sex marriage has been legal since 2015 due to a declaration made by the United States. [31]
Marriage and recognition out-of-state marriage [287] [329] 32 2 84 9 Signed Yes Alabama: May 1998 Marriage [330] 30 0 79 12 Signed Yes Hawaii: November 1998 Marriage [286] Passed: Passed: Signed Yes 2: Puerto Rico: March 1999 Marriage [331] Passed: Passed: Signed Yes Louisiana: July 1999 Marriage and recognition of out-of-state marriage [332 ...