• 1990’s Hawaii’s state governments battled the issue until 1998 when voters voted against same sex marriage
• 2003 Massachusetts government provided civil unions for same sex couples, but in 2004 marriage licenses for same sex couples were issued.
• May – November 2008 California issued marriage licenses to same sex couples until voters voted against it in favor of Proposition 8.
• October 2008, Connecticut became the second state to legalize same sex marriage, and issued marriage licenses to same sex couples.
• 2009 Iowa and Vermont perform same sex marriages. Maine attempts to follow suite but it was turned down. No marriages were performed.
• 2010 District of Columbia Council passed laws allowing same sex marriage, but it is under review, expected to pass soon.
• 2010, New Hampshire and New York also are expected to soon be passing legislature that will allow same sex marriages.
