Same-sex marriage in Georgia (U.S. state)
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Same-sex marriage has been legal in the U.S. state of Georgia since the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges on June 26, 2015. Attorney General Sam Olens quickly announced that Georgia would "adhere to the ruling of the Court", and the first couple married just one hour after the ruling was handed down. A lawsuit challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriages, Inniss v. Aderhold, which had been filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia in April 2014, was dismissed as moot following the Supreme Court ruling.
Previously, Georgia had banned same-sex marriage both by statute and its State Constitution since 2004. Polling suggests that a majority of Georgia residents support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage, with a 2023 Public Religion Research Institute poll showing that 61% of residents supported same-sex marriage.
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Restrictions
On November 2, 2004, voters passed Amendment 1, a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. State statutes also banned same-sex marriage and prohibited the recognition of same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions. These provisions, while unconstitutional and unenforceable since 2015, remain on the books.
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