is same sex marriage legal in the US?
918240
At this time, it's not federally recognized. Because of this, couples legally married in other countries or in states which do recognize same sex marriage cannot transfer their marriages from one state to another, nor can immegrants have their same sex marriages from other countries recognized in any state.\n\nThere is ONE state which currently has legalized same sex marriages and one state in which it's state Supreme Court has ruled that it is legal.\n\nMassachusetts has legal same sex marriage, but you must be a legal resident of either Massachusetts or Rhode Island to qualify and they do not recognize out of country same sex marriages.\n\nNew Jersey's State Supreme Courts just ruled last month that same sex marriage should be legal in that state. They have six months to make legal arrangements to make it available. They haven't even begun to decide how to go about this process yet. \n\nVermont has Legal Civil Unions, these are NOT the same as legal Marriages and do not carry the same legal rights, priveledges, protections or benefits as legal marriage. \n\nHope this helps some.
1026324
Not at all. The normal people ( so called) will continue to get marry the normal way. why would a  straight go for a gay marriage even if the law allows it.\n\n-k-
1101872
http://www.filibustercartoons.com/marriage.htm\n\nYes, until 1967 it was completely illegal to marry someone of a different race in roughly half of all US states.  The Supreme Court case Loving vs. Virginia settled the question of legality once and for all.\n\nThis was in the LATE 1960's!\n\nJust for fun, take this quiz...\nhttp://www.buddybuddy.com/quiz-1.html
1141446
Actually 'marriage between gays and lesbians' is legal everywhere in the world, as the gender definition fits...\n\nGay marriage, or lesbian marriage, is legal only in a few countries (the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Canada, South Africa, and the U.S. state of Massachusetts).\n\nI'm looking for information about family law in the UAE but I haven't been able to find it yet.\n\nAnyway, to answer your question: sooner or later, they will probably realise that they will have no choice but to secularise their laws. A few well-publicised trials might raise enough noise among the foreign community (which is the vast majority of the resident population of the UAE, as I understand), and they'll probably wind up not repealing but decriminalising a lot of family crime.
940385
A same sex union forms a part of the framework of civil unions. Marriage is a more religious name for the same thing. There are a few differences depending on where the law exists, but essentially they are the same.
1051067
I hope so. It isn't fair to deny two consenting adults in love the right to get married simply because they are the same sex.
736495
Gay marriage is legal in Massachusetts, but not in other states (although Vermont has civil unions). If a couple married in Massachusetts moved to another state, the marriage would not be recognized at all. For those married in Massachusetts, they are only recognized as married in Massachusetts and not at the federal level of government (and do not receive the same federal tax benefits or legal protections as opposite-sex married couples).
420903
Any right not in the Constitution or any of the Amendments to the Constitution is not guaranteed.  The matter of whether same-sex marriage is a right under the Constitution is a matter that is currently open for discussion with advocates on both sides.  Eventually, a court will decide the matter but for the moment, banning same-sex marriage is not unconstitutional.
954221
Massachusetts definitely. And yes, it will be interesting to see what the rulings are when people married in MA move elsewhere.\n\nBelgium, the Netherlands, Spain (!!!), and Canada. South Africa is under court order to extend marriage rights by the end of this year (not sure where that stands just now).\n\nNew Jersey has a court ruling too, requiring the legislature to guarantee same-sex couples the same rights as hets. The legislature has six months to decide whether that will be marriage or something else.\n\nThe UK does NOT have same-sex marriage, only civil partnerships and religious ceremonies are prohibited at the registration. That distinction matters because it makes the discrimination more tolerable.\n\nSomewhat dated, so it doesn't include the NJ case, but a great concise overview of the history.\nhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4081999.stm
1128723
same sex relationships are not legal in most places in the usa, and the federal government is considering to make it illegal on a national level; perhaps you can try another method, such as he finding employment for you there so that you can obtain a permanent visa. this may take some time, and there could be a great deal of disappointment along the way, even if you are granted entrance to the country.
14157
No law has been passed in any state allowing same sex marriage. The only state in which same sex marriage is legal is Massachusetts, and it is legal there because a court ruled that banning homosexuals from marrying was unconstitutional, based on the Massachusetts state constitution.\n\nThe judges' ruling was based on the idea that granting homosexual couples different opportunities is inherently unequal and since the state produced no compelling reason why homosexuals should be forced into this unequal status, it cannot be constitutional.
611703
gay marriage is not legal in USA. Try getting married in Canada, Spain, Netherlands or Czech.
481764
They can in certain countries. If you want to marry a same gender person, you could try changing your sex, but personally - same sex marriages are just not natural and strictly forbidden in many religions.
318619
Most states allow same sex marriage now....Lady
520999
Yes it is. The US recognizes legal marriages from all countries.
209076
You can legally have sex with a horse in the State in Washington . . . but it is illegal to get a lap dance there.\n\nDoes this mean that you should have sex with a horse? No.\n\nSo if it was legal for gays to marry . . . then does that mean only gays could marry . . . no.  \n\nAs for marriage between Dogs and Man . . . you have to proposed that to Congress you sick f***.\n\nPlus, get off the marriage bandwagon anyway . . . call it what it really is . . . a civil union . . . because with the divorce rate over 50% in some states over 60%.  Marriage is BS . . . especially if they get divorce for him passing gas in bed or she eats in bed.  Come on people . . . marriage is a thing of the past . . . let it be.
94837
Valid in one state, valid in all (full faith and credit clause of the Constitution.)\n(That ia something some states worry about gay marriage -- if one state allows it, it should be that all states have to honor it.  Some states are trying to get around that -- but it is a side issue here.)\n\nIF you want yuo can get married fairly quickly in Caliifornia too, but Vegas is reportedly very easy, and it will count in California too.