what states have same sex marriages?

Tracy Huesso: while some people have given you states that have them, does it really matter, if you move from that state it is no longer recognized. until the entire country recognizes them they are just a piece of paper you can print yourself at home

Rosann Mccomb: what states in the united states have same sex marriages?

Piedad Bassiti: It is my hope that the California case will make it to the US Supreme Court. The ban was passed by a majority vote, but can still be challenged in the California Supreme Court and if the California court refuses to override the vote on constitutional grounds, the appeal would then go to Washington. If the US Supreme Court rules that the ban violates the US Constitution, the legal precedent will be set by which all states will eventually fall into line.

Newton Fedorko: Currently, the only state that has same sex marriage is Massachusetts. In 2002 there was a ballot drive to put it to a popular vote, but opponents were un! able to gather enough signatures and it was later revealed that many signatures were obtained fraudulently by telling signers that they were signing for a ballot initiative banning the slaughter of horses for food and not a ballot against same sex marriage.In October 2006, the New Jersey State Supreme Court ruled that preventing same sex couples from access to the rights and responsibilities enjoyed by opposite sex couple was unconstitutional, and gave the state legislature 180 days to "Expand the definition of marriage to include same-sex couples, or create a civil union type system that is similar to marriage, without the name "marriage.""The states of Vermont and Connecticut do not have same sex marriage, but do have civil unions which have similar but not identical rights of marriage. California has a domestic partnership law that provides most (but not all) spousal benefits to unmarried couples. Hawaii, Maine, and the District of Columbia have laws that provide partial! benefits to unmarried couples. The so-called Defense of Marri! age Act was enacted in 1996 and prevents the federal government of conferring any rights to same sex couples....Show more

Troy Monsivais: "For same-sex couples living in Massachusetts, California, Connecticut, and Vermont, same-sex marriage -- or a reasonable facsimile of marriage -- is now a reality...A few other states -- Hawaii, Maine, and New Jersey -- have domestic partnership laws, but they offer limited rights that don't really approximate marriage."