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Richard Baker and James McConnell apply for a marriage license, but are turned down by both the local court and the supreme court.
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Maryland is the first state to ban same-sex marriage, which it does in it's Family Law Code
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Wayne Schwandt and John Fortunato are married after their request for blessing from the Episcopal Church was denied.
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Nearly 2,000 same-sex marriages occurred.
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The New York State Court of Appeals declares that a lesbian or gay couple living together for at least 10 years can b considered a family.
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Hawaii Supreme Court rules the state cannot deny same-sex couples the right to marry unless it finds a compelling reason to do so.
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Hawaii Supreme Court rules the state cannot deny same-sex couples the right to marry unless it finds a compelling reason to do so.
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Utah Governor signs into law the first state Defence of Marriage statute, which stipulates that Utah does not have to recognise out-of-state marriages that violate state public policy.
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President Bill Clinton signs the Defence of Marriage Act into law, it defines marriage as "a legal union between one man and one women as husband and wife."
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Same-Sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
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A Dutch Law now allows same-sex marriages.
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US House of Representatives Rejects Same-Sex Marriage Ban
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The Swedish Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority to legalize same-sex marriage.
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France's president has signed into law a controversial bill making the country the ninth in Europe, and 14th globally to legalize gay marriage.
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The Supreme court ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that the Constitution guarantees a right to same-sex marriage.
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A Judge ruled against a gay couple who had sought the right to marry, in China's first court case addressing the issue of same-sex unions.