Fact No. 1:
Same-sex marriages were legalized first by the Netherlands in the year 2001.
Fact No. 2
13 more countries including Spain Belgium, Sweden, South Africa, Denmark, and Canada legalized same-sex marriage.
Fact No. 3:
Massachusetts is the first US state to legalize same-sex marriage. Gay marriage and lesbian marriage were legalized in the year 2004 in Massachusetts.
Fact No. 4:
President Obama made USA history when he told ABC News that same-sex marriage is not wrong and such type of couples should be able to get married. He also suggested asking people to show their support for this purpose.
Fact No. 5:
In the year 1998, Hawaii and Alaska became the first US states to legally ban same-sex marriage.
Fact No. 6:
Almost 16 US states banned same-sex marriage. Some states banned same-sex marriages by law, some banned by constitutional amendment, and the majority of states banned by both.
Fact No. 7:
Including Wisconsin, Hawaii, Oregon, Maine, Nevada, and California, seven US states provided some spousal rights to unmarried couples.
Fact No. 8:
According to an unofficial census in the year 2014, 55% of Americans said that same-sex marriage should be legalized.
Fact No. 9:
The Supreme Court struck down parts of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and ordered that the federal government should legalize same-sex marriages.
Fact No. 10:
Including Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Sudan, in many countries, lesbians and gay people are punished with the death penalty.
Fact No. 11:
Until the 2000s, gay marriages and lesbian marriages were not legal but still gay and lesbian couples got married on TV shows. “Sitcom” featured a gay marriage in 1995. “Friends” also featured a lesbian marriage in 1996.