Vermont Same Sex Marriages Start Today!

Same-sex marriages begin tomorrow in Vermont, the fifth state in the Union to allow them, after Massachusetts (May 17, 2004), California (June 16, 2008), Connecticut (November 13, 2008), and Iowa (April 27, 2009). Due to California's Proposition 8, as of September 1, 2009 there will only be four states where same-sex couples CAN get legally married.

Depending on the disposition of Question 1 in Maine's special election on Tuesday November 3, starting January 1, 2010 there will be either five or six states where same-sex couples can get married, since New Hampshire's marriage equality law goes into effect on that date and whether Maine still has marriage equality will depend on the results of the November election.