Let’s face it, not everyone is cool with gay marriage. In fact, even the idea of gay marriage being legalized is something that many people have problems with. Many gay people in the United States and across the world have been treated poorly. They have been beaten and abused physically and emotionally. Many people feel that gay people shouldn’t be classified as human, while on the other hand many people feel gay people are only human. Gay people are regular people who have a different preference. They are not aliens nor are they a different species, but many of them are treated that way. They should be treated as regular human beings, not animals or aliens. What do you guys honestly think? Anyhow below is a list of the states that have legalized gay marriage as well as the states that haven’t legalized it.
Court Decision:
1. California (June 28, 2013)
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2. Connecticut (Nov. 12, 2008)
3. Iowa (Apr. 24, 2009)
4. Massachusetts (May 17, 2004)
5. New Jersey (Oct. 21, 2013)
6. New Mexico (Dec. 19, 2013)
7. Oregon (May 19, 2014)
8. Pennsylvania (May 20, 2014)
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Now by state legislature:
10. Delaware (July 1, 2013)
12. Hawaii (Dec. 2, 2013)
13. Illinois (June 1, 2014),
14. Minnesota (Aug. 1, 2013),
15. New Hampshire
16. New York (July 24, 2011)
17. Rhode Island
18. Vermont (Sep. 1, 2009)
19. Maine (Dec. 29, 2012),
20. Washington, DC Mar. 3, 2010
The states that haven’t legalized gay marriage include the following:
by Constitutional Amendment and State Law
Alabama (2006, 1998), Alaska (1998, 1996), Arizona (2008, 1996), Arkansas (2004, 1997), Colorado (2006, 2000), Florida (2008, 1997), Georgia (2004, 1996), Idaho (2006, 1996), Kansas (2005, 1996), Kentucky (2004, 1998), Louisiana (2004, 1999), Michigan (2004, 1996), Mississippi (2004, 1997), Missouri (2004, 1996), Montana (2004, 1997), North Carolina (2012, 1995), North Dakota (2004, 1997), Ohio (2004, 2004), Oklahoma (2004, 1996), South Carolina (2006, 1996), South Dakota (2006, 1996), Tennessee (2006, 1996), Texas (2005, 1997), Utah (2004, 1997), Virginia (2006, 1997)
by Constitutional Amendment only
Nebraska (2000), Nevada (2002), Wisconsin (2006)
by State Law only
Indiana (1997), West Virginia (2000), Wyoming (2003)
What do you guys think about the legalization of gay marriage and the way that gay people have been treated? Does it need to stop? Or do you agree that the legalization of gay marriage should not take place? Do you think that gay people should be treated poorly because they are different just like everyone else?
Statistics were sourced from http://gaymarriage.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=004857.
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