Who passed the gay marriage law?

In 1996, the United States Congress passed and President Bill Clinton signed Public Law 104-199, the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).

Also to know is, who voted for gay marriage?

Obergefell v. Hodges
Majority	Kennedy, joined by Ginsburg, Breyer, Sotomayor, Kagan
Dissent	Roberts, joined by Scalia, Thomas
Dissent	Scalia, joined by Thomas
Dissent	Thomas, joined by Scalia

Beside above, when was gay marriage first legalized in the US? On May 17, 2004, Massachusetts became the first U.S. state and the sixth jurisdiction in the world to legalize same-sex marriage following the Supreme Judicial Court's decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health six months earlier.

Also to know, what was the first country to legalize gay marriage?

Netherlands

When was the gay marriage vote?

The survey closed on 7 November 2017 and the results were released on 15 November 2017. The Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Act 2017, which legalised same-sex marriage, came into effect on 9 December 2017.

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What does the Constitution say about marriage?

Marriage in the United States shall consist solely of the union of a man and a woman. Neither this Constitution nor the constitution of any State shall be construed to require that marriage or the legal incidents thereof be conferred upon any union other than the union of a man and a woman.

Who was Obergefell?

Jim Obergefell (born 1966 in Sandusky, Ohio) (/ˈo?b?rg?f?l/ OH-b?r-g?-fel) is a civil rights activist known as the plaintiff in the Supreme Court case Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in the United States.

When was DOMA passed?

The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was a United States federal law passed by the 104th United States Congress and signed into law by President Bill Clinton.

Defense of Marriage Act.

Citations
Enacted by	the 104th United States Congress
Effective	September 21, 1996
Public law	Pub.L. 104–199
Statutes at Large	110 Stat. 2419 (1996)

Who is Richard Hodges?

Richard A. Hodges (born October 12, 1963) is an American politician who served as Director of the Ohio Department of Health from August 2014 to 2017. He is a former member of the Ohio House of Representatives, serving from 1993 to 1999.

What country is the gayest?

World

Rank	Country	Marriage/Civil Partnership
1	Australia	2
1	Canada	2
1	Portugal	2
1	Sweden	2

When was LGBT accepted?

Some states had legalized same-sex marriage by more than one of the three actions. On June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that states must license and recognize same-sex marriages.

Who started LGBT?

The first national gay rights organization, the Mattachine Society, was formed in 1951, was created by Harry Hay. The first lesbian rights organization in the US was founded in 1955. The Daughters of Bilitis was founded in San Francisco, California by activist couple Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon.

When did UK legalize gay marriage?

29 March 2014

When did Canada decriminalize homosexuality?

1969

When was homosexuality legalized in the UK?

1967

When was gay marriage legalized in the United States?

June 26, 2015

What was the vote for gay marriage in Australia?

The government pledged to facilitate the passage of a private member's bill legalising same-sex marriage in the Parliament if a majority of respondents voted "Yes" in the survey. The results of the survey were announced on 15 November 2017; 61.6% of respondents voted for same-sex marriage.

How many referendums have passed?

As of 2019, 44 nation-wide referendums have been held, only eight of which have been carried. However, there have only been 19 times the Australian people have gone to the polls to vote on constitutional amendments, as it is common to have multiple questions on the ballot.

Where is gay marriage legal?

Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized (nationwide or in some jurisdictions) in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain,