--- title: This Map Shows How Gay Marriage Spread Across the United States description: This map shows how gay marriage spread across the United States. canonical: https://time.com/3938717/supreme-court-gay-marriage-map/ author: David Johnson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-06-26T22:20:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T08:36:11.679Z article:section: Politics og:title: This Map Shows How Gay Marriage Spread Across the U.S. og:description: From 2000 to 2015. og:url: https://time.com/3938717/supreme-court-gay-marriage-map/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76e9c8bcf4585460/698858b73c16391b0b458985/rainbow-flag2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 5184 og:image:height: 2916 og:image:alt: People celebrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the ruling in favor of same-sex marriage June 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Map Shows How Gay Marriage Spread Across the U.S. twitter:description: From 2000 to 2015. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt76e9c8bcf4585460/698858b73c16391b0b458985/rainbow-flag2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Map Shows How Gay Marriage Spread Across the United States > Sponsored content. 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People celebrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after the ruling in favor of same-sex marriage June 26, 2015 in Washington, DC. Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [David Johnson](https://time.com/author/dave-johnson/) ## David Johnson Jun 26, 2015 10:20 PM UTC In a historic ruling Friday, the Supreme Court legalized gay marriage nationwide by declaring unconstitutional all state bans on same-sex marriage. 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