LGBTQ+ Marriage Equality

LGBTQ+ marriage equality is the legal recognition of the union between two people of the same sex. The issue has been the cause of some debate and controversy in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Supporters of marriage equality argued that all people should have the same rights as heterosexual couples. Opponents expressed their view that marriage should only be reserved for a man and a woman. In some nations, marriage equality was embraced and accepted, while in others, it was declared illegal. In the United States, supporters campaigned for legalization, finding some success in the 2000s when the first states began to pass laws legalizing the practice. On June 26, 2015, the US Supreme Court officially recognized marriage...