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  1. Vermont became the fifth state to afford legal recognition to same-sex marriages, though only three other states—Connecticut, Iowa and Massachusetts—did so without limitation.

  2. Jun 18, 2020 · On September 1, 2009, the Marriage Equality Law in Vermont went into effect allowing same-sex couples to marry. Vermont was the first state to enact this legislation without being required to do so by a court ruling.

  3. Sep 1, 2009 · Vermont, which invented civil unions in 2000 after a same-sex couple challenged the inequality of state marriage statutes, was a mecca for gay couples who to that point had no way to officially...

  4. Sep 1, 2009 · Vermont, which invented civil unions in 2000 after a same-sex couple challenged the inequality of state marriage statutes, was a mecca for gay couples who to that point had no way to officially...

  5. Vermont’s most well-known claim to LGBTQIA+ rights took place in 2000. In that year, Vermont became the first state in to legally recognize same-sex couples through civil unions. Vermont’s civil unions allowed same-sex couples similar rights to marriage.

  6. Jun 26, 2015 · In 2009, Vermont was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage through the Legislature, without a requirement from a judge. The Democratically controlled Legislature then overrode a veto by...

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  8. Dec 7, 2017 · "The State of Marriage," a new documentary, recounts the challenges in gripping detail as the story of Vermont's historic establishment of same-sex marriage unfolds. Not without setbacks, the freedom to marry has since radiated throughout the world.