Where in the northeastern United States is same-sex marriage legal?

Answer 1

Currently, all northeastern states permit same-sex couples to marry (in chronological order):

1. Massachusetts (May 17, 2004);
2. Connecticut (November 12, 2008);
3. Vermont (September 1, 2009);
4. New Hampshire (January 1, 2010);
5. New York (July 24, 2011);
6. Maine (November 6, 2012);
7. Rhode Island (August 1, 2013);
8. New Jersey (October 21, 2013); and,
9. Pennsylvania (May 20, 2104).

Answer 2

Currently, these North American jurisdictions permit same-sex couples to marry:

1. Canada (nationwide July 20, 2005, although some provinces started earlier)
2. Mexico City, Mexico (March 4, 2010)
3. Quintana Roo, Mexico (November 23, 2011)
4. Oaxaca (state), Mexico (April 24, 2014)
5. Coahuila (state), Mexico (September 2014)
6. Chihuahua (state), Mexico - June 12, 2015
7. United States of America - June 26, 2015, although most states started earlier (includes Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and other US territories)
8. Greenland - October 1, 2015 (projected)

Currently, these North American jurisdictions recognize same-sex marriage performed elsewhere (in chronological order):

1. Aruba, marriages performed in the Netherlands only (April 21, 2010)
2. Curacao, marriages performed in the Netherlands only (April 21, 2010)
3. Sint Maarten, marriages performed in the Netherlands only (April 21, 2010)
4. Mexico