Status of Same-Sex Marriage by State

States Where Same-Sex Marriage is Banned By Their Constitutions

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California
Colorado Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho
Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan Mississippi
Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada North Dakota
Ohio Oklahoma Oregon South Carolina South Dakota
Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Wisconsin

States Where Same-Sex Marriage is Banned By Statute

Delaware Illinois Indiana Minnesota
North Carolina Pennsylvania Utah West Virginia

States Where Marriage is Defined Between a Man and a Woman
Maine The People Overturned Same-Sex "Marriage" Legislation November 3, 2009
New York The Senate Defeated Same-Sex "Marriage" Bill on December 2, 2009
New Jersey The Senate Defeated Same-Sex "Marriage" Bill on January 7, 2010

States Where Same-Sex Marriage is Allowed

State Decided by: Effective
Massachusetts Court Decree May 17, 2004
Connecticut Court Decree November 12, 2008
Iowa Court Decree April 27, 2009 (1)
Vermont Legislation (by one vote) September 1, 2009
New Hampshire Legislation January 1, 2010
District of Columbia Vote of City Council March 3, 2010 (2)
(1) can be reversed by Constitutional amendment no earlier than 2012
(2) Can only be overturned by the Ballot Initiative Process which is pending in the courts

Status of All 50 States

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