Question: Which States Ban Gay Marriage?
Only Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and Maine allow gay marriage, but which states have bans against gay marriage? Many states have constitutional bans on gay marriage, others have passed laws through their legislatures. Here is a listing of each state's ruling on gay marriage.
Answer: Twenty-nine states have a constitutional ban restricting marriage to one man and one woman. Those states are:
Information provided by Human Rights Campaign, updated 11/12/08
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California (with the passage of Prop 8)
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Idaho
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
The following states have laws that ban gay marriage and limit marriage to one man and one woman (but it is not in their constitutions):
- Arizona
- California
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Hawaii
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Maine
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- New Hampshire
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Vermont
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
Information provided by Human Rights Campaign, updated 11/12/08
