The age of 18, the same as heterosexuals. With parental or judicial consent, they can marry at the age of 16 in most states.
In the United States, all fifty states permit out-of-state couples to marry, including same-sex couples. There is no citizen requirement or residency requirement for marrying in any US state.
In the United States, all fifty states permit out-of-state couples to marry, including same-sex couples. There is no citizen requirement or residency requirement for marrying in any US state.
Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Brazil. In some other countries, they have a legislated right to marry.
There is no legitimate legal argument for limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples only. Denying same-sex couples the right to marry is a violation of the United States Constitution.
On June 26, 2015, the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry.
There are about 2.3 million couples that marry every year in the United States. This is an average, so it can fluctuate from year to year.
On June 26, 2015 the United States Supreme Court ruled that the US Constitution provides same-sex couples the right to marry. That is now the law of the land in the United States of America. Therefore, trying to ban such marriages would be unconstitutional.
Yes, effective June 28, 2013, same-sex couples may once again marry in California and immigration status/citizenship is not a factor.
The president knows that same-sex couples have the same right to marry and enjoy the legal benefits of marriage as opposite-sex couples do. He has expressed this knowledge several times in public speeches. He also knows that like many of his generation, his views have changed over time; this process has occurred as a result of meeting and becoming friends with couples who are gay.
In the United States, the government is charged with upholding the US Constitution, which has been determined to include the right of same-sex couples to marry.
The separation of church and state in the United States means that same-sex couples who want to marry should not be prevented from doing so because of the religious beliefs of other people.
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