Thirteen states – California, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachussetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island (takes effect August 1), Vermont, and Washington – plus Washington, D.C. have the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. In 2012, the legislature in New Jersey passed a freedom to marry bill, and work is now underway to override the governor’s veto.
Seven states now offer broad protections short of marriage. Colorado, Hawaii, and Illinois, New Jersey allow civil union, while Oregon, and Nevada offer broad domestic partnership. Wisconsin has more limited domestic partnership.
An individual can marry in any of the thirteen states listed above, regardless of what state they live in.
