As of 2021, gay marriage is not allowed in the state of North Dakota.
Gay marriage.
The president does not have the power to either allow or forbid gay marriage. However, Obama is the first President to say that he is in favor of allowing it.
No US State has a ban against gay people.
Usually, but there are exceptions. States are not required to recognize a marriage performed in another state, if that marriage is illegal under their state laws. For example, most states will not recognize a same-sex marriage, even if the marriage was performed legally/is recognized in the state it occurred in.
If it does not pass, gay marriage will be legal in the state of California. Gay marriage WILL be taught in school.
In Massachusetts, gay marriage has been legal since 2004 when it became the first state in the U.S. to legalize same-sex marriage. The laws and regulations allow for same-sex couples to marry and enjoy the same rights and benefits as heterosexual couples.
Being gay is not illegal in any US state.
It's actually a marriage between two gay people, but the word "union" is usually used in cases where their marriage is not recognized by the state.
Because it is the right thing to do--ending discrimination against gay people.
Much of the gay rights movement started in the early 1970s. Gay marriage in Canada was first legalized in 2005. The first state to legalize gay marriage (I believe Massachussetts) did it around the same time.
Yes, a gay couple can get married in another State that allows gay marriages, but their marriage will not be recognized from the State that is apposed to gay marriages. These are the States where gay marriages are performed: Connecticut; District of Columbia; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York; Maine;Massachusetts; Vermont and Iowa.
Some examples of the state rights are that they can use rational basis to hear court cases about discrimination and the death penalty. Other state rights are to choose if they want to allow medical marijuana or gay marriage.