Trends and Events from the Decade That You Completely Forgot About

Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage

Same-sex marriage became legalized in the United States on June 26th, 2015. The court case, Obergefell v. Hodges, ruled that same-sex marriage would be legalized in all fifty states which established a new precedence for civil rights and gay rights.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.