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Same-sex marriage has been legal in California since June 28, 2013. The State of California first issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples from June 16, 2008 to November 5, 2008, a period of approximately 4 months, 2 weeks and 6 days, as a result of the Supreme Court of California finding in the case of In re Marriage Cases that barring same-sex couples from marriage violated the ...
This article summarizes the same-sex marriage laws of states in the United States. Via the case Obergefell v.Hodges on June 26, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States legalized same-sex marriage in a decision that applies nationwide, with the exception of American Samoa and sovereign tribal nations.
In September 2022, the Governor signed into law a bill that passed the California Legislature to automatically correct military records (during the pre-2011 DADT era) - so that LGBT individuals who served as veterans can now legally access military benefits. New York State, Rhode Island and Connecticut have similar laws. [20] [21]
Twenty years after he issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of federal law as mayor of San Francisco, Gov. Gavin Newsom returned to the city Friday to try to convince voters ...
This would remove the ban on same-sex marriage from the California Constitution. Voters added that ban to the constitution in 2008. ... The law exempted new construction for 15 years and is set to ...
California voters will decide in 2024 whether to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage in the state constitution, a chance for them to permanently remove an inactive ban on same-sex marriage ...
The Respect for Marriage Act passed with a vote of 258 Yeas–169 Nays (1 present and 4 not voting) [80] on December 8, 2022, and was signed into law by President Biden on December 13, 2022. [81] A total of 39 Republicans joined all 219 Democrats in voting to pass the bill; [ 82 ] U.S Representative Adam Kinzinger intended to vote yes but was ...
The measure asks voters to change the California Constitution to enshrine a "fundamental right to marry" and remove language that defines marriage as between a man and a woman.