History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2430 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Marriage Bans
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The idea
Between nineteen ninety-eight and two thousand twelve thirty states banned same-sex marriage by statute or constitutional amendment, the anchor records.
In practice
The Defense of Marriage Act of unit sixteen barring federal recognition.
Where people slip
The Yawp notes the Supreme Court had struck down sodomy laws in Lawrence v. Texas in two thousand three, though majorities still called gay relationships morally wrong.
Your place on the trail
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