Gay Marriage

The first time a city in the south had a gay rights law

1977

Defense of Marriage Act

A act that allows states to disregard same-sex marriage, even if they are legal elsewhere in the United States.

Civil union

A status made by states in which same-sex couples do not have the same benefits, and protections as a marriage.

Robert Eichberg

Launched national "Coming out" day in 1988

Lynn Ransom

One of the first lesbian mothers to win custody of her kids in court

Jack Baker and Michael McConnell

The first gay couple to marry

Massachusetts

The first state to legalize gay marriage

January 2014

There was a halt in same-sex marriage in Utah

August 1, 2013

When Rhode Island legalized gay marriage

December 20, 2013

When Utah legalized gay marriage