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LGBT Gay Marriage Legalization by Year

  • Massachusets Legalization

    Massachusets Legalization
    First State in the United States of America to legalize gay marriage.
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    New Hampshire/ Connecticut Legalizations

    New Hampshire and Connecticut are the second and third states to legalize gay marriage.
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    Iowa/ Vermont Legalizations

    Iowa and Vermont are the fourth and fifth states to legalize gay marriage.
  • DC Legalization

    DC Legalization
    DC (District of Columbia) is the sixth state to legalize gay marriage.
  • New York Legalization

    New York Legalization
    New York is the seventh state to be legalized.
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    Maryland/ Washington/ Maine Legalizations

    Maryland, Washington, and Maine were the eighth through tenth states to be legalized and became the first U.S. states to legalize same-sex marriage by popular vote.
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    Legalizations of 2013

    California, Delaware, Hawaii, Minnesota, Rhode Island, New Jersey and New Mexico were the eleventh through seventeenth states to legalize gay marriage.
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    Legalizations of 2014

    Indiana, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin, Oregon, Colorado, Nevada, Alaska, Idaho, West Virginia, North & South Carolina, Arizona, Wyoming, Kansas, and Montana are the 18th through 34th states that legalized gay marriage.
  • Final Legalizations of Gay Marriage

    Final Legalizations of Gay Marriage
    Arkansas, Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas are the final states that legalized gay marriage in America on June 26th, 2015.