English (en): Legal status of same-sex partnerships in the United States1
Same-sex marriage legal2
Same-sex marriages performed elsewhere recognized
Same-sex marriage pending legalization, but not yet in effect3
Neither prohibition nor recognition of same-sex marriage or unions in territory law
Judicial ruling against same-sex marriage ban, stayed indefinitely pending appeal4
Judicial ruling against a ban on recognizing out-of-state same-sex marriages, stayed indefinitely pending appeal
Same-sex marriage banned4
1 The federal government recognizes all legally performed same-sex marriages, regardless of the current state of residence; but not other same-sex unions. Native American tribal jurisdictions have laws pertaining to same-sex marriage independent of state law. Native American tribal jurisdictions are shown on this map when tribal law explicitly is different from the law in the surrounding state (i.e., when a tribe bans same-sex marriage while it is recognized in the state, or vise versa). 2 Some states in this category also allow other same-sex unions. 3 A ruling striking down Florida's same-sex marriage ban goes into effect 91 days after cert was denied in similar cases on October 6, 2014.
4 Many states in these categories either ban unions similar to marriage or have judicial rulings against bans on unions similar to marriage.
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