Understand your rights, state laws, and how to get legally married anywhere. The journey toward marriage equality in the united states illustrates the complex interplay between state and federal powers, judicial interpretation, and societal change Several other northeast states shortly followed suit
Map: Legal Status of and Support for Same-sex Marriage in Each State - PRRI
Connecticut in 2008, vermont in 2009, and new hampshire and washington, dc, in 2010
Early in 2008 the supreme courts of two states— california and connecticut —struck down state laws limiting marriage to the union between a man and a woman.
