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The data necessary to calculate the answer are simply not available. The City has not released marriage statistics broken down by sexual orientation. They claim they do not possess that information.

However, in the first year that same-sex marriage was legalized in DC, the number of marriage licenses issued doubled from the previous year. Whereas 3,000 licenses were usually issued each year, 6,000 were issued. Does that mean that 50% of the marriage were between same-sex couples? If so, that would make DC the same-sex marriage capital of the world. It's not probable. But, it is possible. Although the population of DC is small, there are many states within driving distance that do not permit same-sex marriage. It is conceivable that many out-of-state couples chose to marry in DC when same-sex marriage was legalized.

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As of 2019, about 4.7% of marriages in Washington DC were between same-sex couples. This percentage has likely increased over the years as same-sex marriage has become more widely accepted and legalized in more states.

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