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Same-Sex Couple Applies for Marriage License
This date is very important because it was just the beginning of when gays started demanding the right to marry whoever they please. -
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LGBT Rights
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First Mass Same-Sex Wedding Ceremony
This day is very symbolic day for the LGBT nation because more than 2,000 couple were wed this day. Those couple were making a statemet: saying we are here, and we're not going anywhere. -
Same-Sex Employees Begin to Receive Domestic Partner Benefits
This is a very important because in 1973 Maryland banned same-sex marriage. And other states made it illegal for them to have housing. So the fact that they are beginning to have healthcare and jobs is a very big deal. -
Clinton Signs Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)
DOMA is a United States Federal law that allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex marriages granted under the laws of other states. Even though this law was passed, in the future, states still banned same-sex marriages. -
First Legal Gay Marriage in the United States
Massachusetts was the first state to legalize gay marriages. This day in history will forever change the course of gay marriages. This lesbian couple was the first to be legally married. Since then, many other couples have been married legally. -
New Jersey Becomes 14th State to Legalize Gay Marriage
After all the LGBT community has been through, nearly 1/3 of the country allows same-sex marriages. Meaning still 2/3 of the U.S. still find same-sex marriages illegal
