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| Region | Vermont |
| Issue | Same-sex marriage |
| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2009, Vermont became the third US state to legalize same-sex marriage, following Massachusetts in 2004 and Connecticut in 2008. Vermont was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage by legislative means. |
| Sources | http://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/entry/c/vermont |
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- All information is correct, just adding sources "Vermont was the first state to give all the rights of marriage to same sex couples in July of 2000 calling it a civil union.
I wasn’t that concerned about semantics when I got my much needed health care because of it."
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| Description | In 2009, Vermont became the third US state to legalize same-sex marriage, following Massachusetts in 2004 and Connecticut in 2008. | In 2009, Vermont became the third US state to legalize same-sex marriage, following Massachusetts in 2004 and Connecticut in 2008. Vermont was the first state to legalize same-sex marriage by legislative means. |
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| Status | Legal |
| Start Date | Apr 7, 2009 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In 2009, Vermont became the third US state to legalize same-sex marriage, following Massachusetts in 2004 and Connecticut in 2008. |
| Sources | http://www.freedomtomarry.org/states/entry/c/vermont |