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Oklahoma Question 711
, Oklahoma State Election Board. Accessed 22 December 2006. of 2004, was an amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman, thus rendering recognition or performance of
same-sex marriage Same-sex marriage, also known as gay marriage, is the marriage of two people of the same sex or gender. marriage between same-sex couples is legally performed and recognized in 33 countries, with the most recent being Mexico, constituting ...
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civil union A civil union (also known as a civil partnership) is a legally recognized arrangement similar to marriage, created primarily as a means to provide recognition in law for same-sex couples. Civil unions grant some or all of the rights of marriage ...
s null within the state prior to its being ruled unconstitutional. The referendum was approved by 76 percent of the voters.CNN.com Election 2004 - Ballot Measures
Accessed 30 November 2006. On January 14, 2014, Judge Terence C. Kern of the
United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma The United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (in case citations, N.D. Okla.) is a federal court in the Tenth Circuit (except for patent claims and claims against the U.S. government under the Tucker Act, which are a ...
declared Question 711 unconstitutional. The case, ''Bishop v. United States'' (formerly ''Bishop v. Oklahoma''), was then stayed pending appeal.Federal lawsuit renewed against Oklahoma's constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
Accessed 11 December 2010 On July 18, 2014, the
United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (in case citations, 10th Cir.) is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts: * District of Colorado * District of Kansas * Distr ...
ruled that Oklahoma's ban was unconstitutional. On October 6, 2014, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected Oklahoma's request for review, overturning all state laws banning same-sex marriage.


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The text of the amendment states:at sos.ok.gov Accessed 18 July 2014.
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Same-sex marriage in Oklahoma Same-sex marriage in Oklahoma has been legal since October 6, 2014, following the resolution of a lawsuit challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage. On that day, following the U.S. Supreme Court's refusal to review ''Bishop v. Smith'', a ...
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LGBT rights in Oklahoma Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) persons in the United States, U.S. state of Oklahoma may face some legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents. Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Oklahoma as a result of the U.S. Sup ...


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The Money Behind the 2004 Marriage Amendments -- National Institute on Money in State Politics

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