Timeline
The movement to obtain marriage rights for same-sex couples expanded steadily from that time until in late lawsuits had been brought in every state that still denied marriage licenses to same-sex couples. By late , same-sex marriage had become legal in states that contained more than 70% of the United States population. This latest figure marks an increase of 10 percentage points since , when the U. Supreme Court ruled that all states must recognize same-sex marriages.
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By now, it has become a political cliché to wonder at how quickly public opinion has changed on gay marriage in recent years—support for “marriages between homosexuals,” measured at When Jimmy Carter was president from to , gays and lesbians were unable to obtain government security clearance, same-sex intimacy was illegal in at least two dozen states, and gay marriage was no more than a radical pipe dream. Moreover, political support for LGBTQ causes was still largely taboo for politicians on both sides of the aisle. A Timeline of LGBTQ+ Rights and Civic Engagement
The gay liberation movement achieved a victory in Dec. when the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder and the American Psychological Association did the same in [24] The increased visibility of the gay community prompted a well publicized backlash by opponents of gay-rights. There are 35 countries where same-sex marriage is legal. The most recent country to legalize same-sex marriage is Estonia, and its law went into effect Jan. 
The US did a complete 180 on same
Courting Justice: Gay Men and Lesbians v. the Supreme Court by Murdoch, Joyce The Children of Harvey Milk: How LGBTQ Politicians Changed the World by Reynolds, Andrew Major Conflict: One Gay Man’s Life in the Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell Military by McGowan, Jeffrey Then Comes Marriage: United States v. .
History of same
When was same-sex marriage legalized in the US? On June 26, , the Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal across the country with its ruling in the Obergefell v. Hodges case. . Marriage equality was legalized 10 years ago today
It’s hard to believe today, when the vast majority of Americans support it, but just 20 years ago the issue of same-sex marriage divided the country and drove voter turnout. . How Jimmy Carter made early progress on gay rights amid a
Today marks the tenth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26, , ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, the landmark decision that extended the right to same-sex marriage to gay and lesbian. . 
When was gay marriage legalized? Obergefell v. Hodges explained.
Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at age , stood out for his early support for pro-gay legislation and his embrace of LGBTQ advocates, historians say. .