Same-Sex Marriage Around the U.S.

Gay marriage became legal in 11 more states this week.

2009 Law - The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 provides funding and technical assistance to state, local and tribal jurisdictions to help them investigate and prosecute hate crimes to the fullest extent, including crimes directed at the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community. The law was the first significant expansion of federal criminal civil rights law since the mid-1990s. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Virginia - Gay couples began marrying in Virginia on Oct. 6. Lindsey Oliver and Nicole Pries celebrated their three-year anniversary of their commitment ceremony by becoming the first same-sex couple to receive a marriage license issued from the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s office.(Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Oklahoma - A federal appeals court overturned a legal challenge to the state’s ban on same-sex marriage earlier this year. On Oct. 6, gay couples in Oklahoma were issued marriage licenses in several counties following a landmark Supreme Court decision.(Photo: Nick Oxford/Landov)Colorado - Colorado began allowing gay marriages on Oct. 7, with the state’s highest court clearing the way. “There are no remaining legal requirements that prevent same-sex couples from legally marrying in Colorado,” said Colorado Attorney General John Suthers in a statement.(Photo: RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

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An Evolving Issue - On Oct. 6, 2014, the Supreme Court justices refused to rule on same-sex marriage cases, essentially legalizing the unions in 11 states, including politically red regions. Experts say this landmark decision might soon make same-sex marriage legal in 30 states. Keep reading for a look at how the marriage equality movement has evolved in recent years. — Britt Middleton, Patrice Peck and Dominique Zonyéé (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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