Facts About Same Sex Marriage! #MarriageEquality
3,108 views · Published 26 June 2015 · 2:49 · Indexed 8 November 2026
Channel: HelloRyanHolmes · 2015 · Comedy
🌮 TacoTribe Designs - https://teespring.com/stores/tacotribe Supreme Court Legalizes Gay Marriage Nationwide today on June 26th 2015, and i thought id drop a little same sex knowledge on your brains. SO here are some Facts About Same Sex Marriage! #MarriageEquality All the Facts in this video - Netherlands were the first country to legalize same sex marriage in 2001 Massachusetts was the first state to allow same sex marriage in 2004 First US marriage was in May 17, 2004 Alaska and Hawaii were the first states to ban same sex marriage legally in 1998 In 2007 Congress passed the Employment Nondiscrimination Act is the act that prohibits discrimination of sexual orientation in the workplace, specifically during hiring. In July 2009, the Senate approved the Matthew Shepard Act, which outlaws hate crimes based on both sexual orientation and gender identity. In 2013 Supreme court removed parts of the Defense Of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Support for same sex marriage rose from 37% in 2009 to 57% in May 2015 Over 390,000 same sex marriage have been reported in America Over 1.2 million people live in sex same domestic partnerships Around 40,000 pastors and church leaders signed a petition to "resist government efforts to require them to accept gay marriage." Before ruling 13 states still banned same sex marriage These states are Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Ohio and Tennessee. Before the court ruling, around 183,000 same sex household lived in states that didn't allow same sex marriage The United States of American now joins 20 other countries that allow same sex marriage in all of its jurisdictions. Including Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Denmark, France, Iceland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom, the United States, and Uruguay. HELP ME GET TO VIDCON 2015! - http://gofundme.com/TacoToVidCon SUPPORT ME ON PATREON - http://www.patreon.com/RyanHolmesTV SOCIAL MEDIA - twitter http://twitter.com/helloryanholmes instagram http://instagram.com/helloryanholmes facebook http://facebook.com/itsryanholmestv Snapchat - @helloryanholmes LIVE EVENTS - younow http://younow.com/taco twitch http://twitch.tv/helloryanholmes IN REAL LIFE THINGS - Posters ► http://districtlines.com/ryanholmestv Shirts & Stuff ► http://funnyshirts.org/s/ryanholmes Join the #tacotribe! ► http://qr.net/NowImATaco • Click Like if you're feeling nice & leave a comment! Download the App! ► http://qr.net/RHtvMobile #AskTaco every MONDAY EVERY AskTaco EVER ► http://bit.ly/EVERYAskTaco I hope I made your smile a little wider today. IF YOU SEE THIS Comment Below: You go America wave that rainbow flag!
