See also: Pending Marriage Equality Cases
Contents
- Jurisdictions with marriage equality
- Jurisdictions that give the benefits and responsibilities of marriage but with a label of inferiority such as civil union or domestic partnership
- States that give some or many protections with statewide non-marriage laws such as domestic partnership, reciprocal beneficiary or other laws
- States that give limited domestic partnership benefits to state employees (not including states listed in prior categories that provide broader protections)
- Native American tribes that allow same-sex couples to marry
- States with constitutional amendments empowering legislature to restrict marriage
- States with constitutional amendments restricting marriage
- Text of state constitutional amendments targeting same-sex relationships
Jurisdictions With Marriage Equality
- Alaska
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Minnesota
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
Jurisdictions That Give the Benefits and Responsibilities of Marriage but With a Label of Inferiority Such as Civil Union or Domestic Partnership
- California – Broad Domestic Partnership Law
- Colorado – Civil Union Law
- District of Columbia – Broad Domestic Partnership Law
- Hawaii – Civil Union Law
- Illinois – Civil Union Law
- Nevada – Broad Domestic Partnership Law
- New Jersey – Civil Union Law
- Oregon – Broad Domestic Partnership Law
- Washington – Broad Domestic Partnership Law for Senior Couples
States That Give Some or Many Protections With Statewide Non-Marriage Laws Such as Domestic Partnership, Reciprocal Beneficiary or Other Laws
- Colorado – Designated Beneficiary Agreements Law
- Hawaii – Reciprocal Beneficiaries Law
- Maine – Limited Domestic Partnership Law
- Maryland – Limited Domestic Partnership Law
- Vermont – Reciprocal Beneficiaries Law
- Wisconsin – Limited Domestic Partnership Law
States That Give Limited Domestic Partnership Benefits to State Employees (Not Including States Listed in Prior Categories That Provide Broader Protections)
- Alaska
- Arizona (eliminated by state budget vote in 2010, but continued by court order in Lambda Legal’s Diaz v. Brewer lawsuit)
- Montana
- New Mexico (listed here because Attorney General opinion not yet confirmed by court)
Additional resource:
Examples of States That Provide Benefits to Same-Sex Partners of State Employees
Native American Tribes That Allow Same-Sex Couples to Marry
- Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes
- Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
- Coquille Tribe
- Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
- Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
- Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians
- Puyallup Tribe of Washington
- Santa Ysabel Tribe
- Suquamish Tribe
States with Constitutional Amendments Empowering Legislature to Restrict Marriage
Additional resource:
Text of State Laws and Constitutional Amendments Targeting Same-Sex Relationships
States With Constitutional Amendments Restricting Marriage
Additional resource: Read the laws themselves.
Text of State Laws and Constitutional Amendments Targeting Same-Sex Relationships