Which us state legal gay marriage first

Belgium Europe Second country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage after its neighbor, the Netherlands. Denmark Europe Same-sex marriage became legal through a separate process in Greenland, an autonomous territory of Denmark, in Ecuador Latin America-Caribbean A court ruling made Ecuador the fifth South American country to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed.

First legal same-sex marriage performed in Massachusetts

Same-sex marriage is made legal nationwide with Obergefell v. Hodges decision

20 years ago, same-sex marriage in Massachusetts opened a door for LGBTQ rights nationwide

The legislatures of both states responded to the courts by pushing through amendments to their state constitutions which prohibited all gay marriages. Since then 37 states have enacted a ban on gay marriages in some form. In addition, congress passed the "defense of marriage act" DOMA in DOMA sought to accomplish two things.