The Marriage Equality Struggle: A Selective Chonology

Tomorrow I am leading a discussion at the NYLS Justice Action Center Colloquium on marriage equality and the law.  I prepared the following selective chronology as a handout for the participants, and thought I would share it on-line.

MARRIAGE EQUALITY CHRONOLOGY

 

[Note: This chronology is selective]

 

Before 1993:  All attempts to litigate for same-sex marriage ended in defeat, including summary affirmance by U.S. Supreme Court holding that the issue of same-sex marriage does … <Read More>