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Was same-sex marriage ever legal

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Not before April 1, 2001.

The Roman Emperor Nero is said to have married one of his male slaves. However, same-sex marriage was outlawed in the Roman Empire in 342 CE. There was some experimentation with liturgical blessing of "brotherhoods" between two unmarried males in the middle ages. In 1989, Denmark began registering civil partnerships of same-sex couples. In 2000, Vermont began issuing civil union certificates to same-sex couples and treating them the same as legal marriages. In 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. In 2004, Massachusetts became the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage.

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