11 States Where Gay Marriage is Legal

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2. California

Legalized: June 16, 2008

As with the previous entry, California permitted same-sex marriages following a ruling in In re Marriage Cases that stated that denying same-sex couples the right to marriage is a violation of their rights per California’s constitution. However, Proposition 8, which was a state amendment that banned same-sex marriages, resulted in the halting of issuance of marriage licenses from November 5, 2008, to June 27, 2013. On June 28, 2013, these unions were again legal due to a stay of the effect that was removed from the previous decision of the federal court.

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