Twelve states (Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Texas), as well as two territories (Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands), prohibit the licensing of same-sex marriages and their recognition from other jurisdictions.

There are 27 countries where gay marriage is legal. Gay marriage is now legal in a number of countries. When gay marriage was legalized in 2015, the United States became one of 27 countries around the world where same-sex marriage is legally recognized.

Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas Nebraska also banned same-sex marriages, with the ban being due to Constitutional Amendment only.

Alabama

In 2004, Massachusetts became the first U.S. state to legalize same-sex marriage.

Same-sex marriage is legally performed and recognized (nationwide or in some jurisdictions) in Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, the United

Of the US states , there were 12 that had constitutional and state laws banning same-sex marriages in their entirety, prior to the June 26, 2015 ruling. These included: Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas.

In the United States, same-sex marriage is recognized by the federal government and has been legalized in 36 U.S. states, These states are Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts,…