Gay Marriage and Civil Unions
1989
Denmark allows civil unions
2000
Vermont first state to allow civil unions
2001
Netherlands becomes First nation to legalize gay marriage
2003
Belgium becomes the second nation to legalize gay marriage
2004
Massachusetts legalized same-sex marriages
2005
Connecticut passed civil union bill
Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage
Spain becomes the fourth nation to legalize gay marriage
South Africa becomes the fifth nation to legalize gay marriage
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Virginia state ballot amendment that ban gay marriages
2007
Washington adopts a domestic partnership bill
Oregon adopted a domestic partnership law
New Jersey becomes third state to OK civil unions
2008
January….. New Hampshire became the 4th state to let people register for civil unions
May….. The California Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage saying sexual orientation, like race or gender, "does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights."
October…..Gay Marriage Is Ruled Legal in Connecticut
November……California Proposition 8 was a ballot proposition that changed the state Constitution to make the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman and halting same sex couples to marry.
Norway becomes the sixth country to legalize gay marriage
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