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A survey conducted by PPP that same month found that 54% of Oregon voters thought same-sex marriage should be allowed, while 40% thought it should not be allowed and 6% were not sure. [82] A 2015 survey from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) showed that 62% of Oregon respondents supported same-sex marriage. In 2016, the polling ...
Legal status ofsame-sex unions. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Ontario since June 10, 2003. The first legal same-sex marriages performed in Ontario were of Kevin Bourassa to Joe Varnell, and Elaine Vautour to Anne Vautour, by Reverend Brent Hawkes on January 14, 2001. [ 1]
In 2006, Lionel Ketola became the first person in a same-sex marriage to be appointed vicar (intern) of an Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) congregation. This occurred at Newmarket, Ontario. [85] Later that year, the Eastern Synod of the ELCIC voted to allow a "local option" for blessing same-sex unions.
1 August: The Supreme Court of Mexico declares same-sex marriage to be legal in the state of Puebla. 4 August: Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Tristan da Cunha. 1 September: Same-sex marriage becomes legal in Malta. A bill for legalization passed Parliament on 12 July and was signed by the President on 1 August.
National standard format is yyyy-mm-dd. [161] dd.mm.yyyy format is used in some places where it is required by EU regulations, for example for best-before dates on food [162] and on driver's licenses. d/m format is used casually, when the year is obvious from the context, and for date ranges, e.g. 28-31/8 for 28–31 August.
By 2011, 21,015 same-sex marriages had been performed in Canada, [ 88] with an additional 43,560 cohabiting same-sex couples. According to the 2016 census, there were 72,880 same-sex couples residing in Canada, of which 24,370 (33.4 per cent) were married. [ 89]
February 12 – March 11: San Francisco issues marriage licenses to same-sex couples. February 20: A clerk in Sandoval County, New Mexico, issues licenses to same-sex couples until state Attorney General Patricia Madrid issues an opinion stating that the licenses are "invalid under state law".
Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same legal sex. As of 2024, [update] marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 36 countries, with a total population of 1.5 billion people (20% of the world's population).