Not completely. Although states that have legalized same-sex marriage treat same-sex married couples the same as any other married couple, the federal government refuses to recognize same-sex marriages and insists that same-sex married couples must pretend they are single for purposes of federal income tax.
Yes (eliminate right of same-sex couples to marry): 7,001,084 votes (52.24%). No (do not eliminate right of same-sex couples to marry): 6,401,482 (47.76%).
Massachusetts
No. Same-sex couples could already marry in California when Proposition 8 was voted on. Proposition 8 asked if the state constitution of California should be amended to take away the right of same-sex couples to marry.
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.
Yes. A church that permits opposite-sex couples to marry, should also permit same-sex couples to marry.
The state of Connecticut now permits same-sex couples to marry.
The state of Delaware now permits same-sex couples to marry.
The state of Iowa now permits same-sex couples to marry.
Yes. He is right in stating that same-sex couples should be allowed to marry.
New Hampshire now permits same-sex couples to marry.
The City of Washington DC now permits same-sex couples to marry.
They have claimed it's not something they feel the need to do; Brad Pitt has said that when all gay couples have the right to marry, then he and Angelina will marry.