Gay Marriage
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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
