Same Sex Marriage

Celebrity Profiles

Elton John’s legally recognized partnership is with David Furnish; they married in a civil ceremony in 2005 and formed a family through adoption. The artist legally changed hi...

Status Updates

Yes, gays can legally marry in many countries, regions, and jurisdictions, but not universally. Same-sex marriage is a legal status that depends on national laws, court rulings,...

Laws-Policies

Same-sex marriage is legal throughout the United States. The landmark Supreme Court decision in Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) established a constitutional right to marry for same-...

people

Ellen DeGeneres’s wedding marked a milestone in LGBTQ+ visibility, uniting her and longtime partner Portia de Rossi in a private commitment that reflected both personal meanin...

relationship

Elton John's husband is David Furnish, a Canadian film director and producer. The couple married in 2014 after civil partnerships in the UK (2005) and Canada (2007). As of 2025,...

law

Same-sex couples in the United States have the constitutional right to marry and to have their marriages recognized equally under federal and state law. This explainer summarize...

relationship

Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are a married same-sex couple who publicly partnered in the mid-2000s, married in 2008, and have remained together through significant person...

status

As of the most recent reliable records, same-sex marriage is legally recognized in many countries across Europe, the Americas, parts of Asia and the Pacific, and a smaller set o...

lgbtq

Same-sex marriage is legally recognized in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. This nationwide right was established by the U.S. Supreme Court’s dec...

law

There is no single best state for same-sex marriage that fits every couple, but all U.S. states legally recognize same-sex marriage following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 rul...