What states still ban gay marriage
No state can invalidate your marriage!
In nine states, lawmakers have proposed resolutions or bills to roll back marriage equality protections in a direct challenge to Obergefell v. Hodges. While states enjoy Michigan, Montana, Idaho, North Dakota, and South Dakota urge the Supreme Court to revisit its historic decision, others such as Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Tennessee have introduced bills recognizing a new category of marriages solely between heterosexual couples.
We know this is frightening for many people in our community. At the same time, we want you to know that these measures are little more than political theater. These proposals, if passed, will not prevent same-sex couples from marryingin any state or invalidate anyone’s current marriage. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in that the U.S. Constitution guarantees all couples, including same-sex couples, the freedom to marry. As a result, same-sex couples can marry in every state today.
The constitutionally-protected freedom to marry can only be changed if a case comes before the Supreme Court
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Criminalisation:
- Criminalises LGBT people
- Criminalises sexual activity between males
- Criminalises sexual activity between females
- Imposes the death penalty
Maximum punishment:
Death penalty
More infoCriminalisation:
- Criminalises LGBT people
- Criminalises sexual activity between males
Maximum punishment:
Life imprisonment
More infoCriminalisation:
- Criminalises LGBT people
- Criminalises sexual task between males
- Criminalises sexual action between females
- Criminalises the gender expression of trans people
- Imposes the death penalty
Maximum punishment:
Death by stoning
More infoCriminalisation:
- Criminalises LGBT people
- Criminalises sexual activity between males
- Criminalises sexual activity between females
- Criminalises the gender statement of trans people
- Maintains discriminatory age of consent
Maximum punishment:
Eight years imprisonment and lashes
More infoCriminalisation:
- Criminalises
Marriage Equality Around the World
The Human Rights Campaign tracks developments in the legal recognition of same-sex marriage around the society. Working through a worldwide network of HRC global alumni and partners, we lift up the voices of group, national and regional advocates and split tools, resources, and lessons learned to empower movements for marriage equality.
Current State of Marriage Equality
There are currently 38 countries where same-sex marriage is legal: Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, the Together Kingdom, the Together States of America and Uruguay.
These countries have legalized marriage equality through both legislation and court decisions.
Countries that Legalized Marriage Equality in
Liechtenstein: On May 16, , Liechtenstein's gove
MAP Report: The National Patchwork of Marriage Laws Underneath Obergefell
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As the Respect for Marriage Do moves through Congress, MAP’s March report on the landscape of varying state marriage laws around the country is a resource. MAP researchers are available to answer questions and our infographics are available for use.
MAP’s report, Underneath Obergefell, explores the patchwork of marriage laws around the country. The announce highlights the fact that a majority of states still have existing laws on the books that would ban marriage for same-sex couples – even though those laws are currently unenforceable under the U.S. Supreme Court judgment in Obergefell.If the U.S. Supreme Court were to revisit the Obergefell conclusion, the ability of homosexual couples to marry could again fall to the states, where a majority of states still contain in place both bans in the law and in state constitutions.
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