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When was the first legal same-sex marriage in the US?

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May 14, 2004 in Massachusetts. This is the first day on which same-sex marriage was legal in any U.S. State. July 1, 2000 in Vermont was the first day a same-sex couple could enter a Civil Union granting exactly the same rights and responsibilities as marriage.

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