Nearly 300,000 same-sex couples have married since gay marriage legalized nationwide [View all]

Nearly 300,000 same-sex couples have been married in the U.S. since the landmark Supreme Court decision five years ago that guaranteed them the right in every state, according to a new study.

A study released Monday by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law found that 293,000 same-sex couples have been married since the June 2015 decision, accounting for more than half of the 513,000 same-sex couples married as of March 2020. At the time of the Supreme Court’s decision, 13 states did not allow same-sex couples to marry.

The economic impact study also estimated that wedding spending by same-sex couples and their out-of-state guests generated $3.8 billion in state and local economies since the June 2015 decision. Additionally, the report estimates the nearly 300,000 same-sex weddings in the last five years generated an estimated $244.1 million in state and local tax revenue.

The report estimated an additional $543.8 million was spent at the weddings from out-of-state guests.

As the five-year anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision approaches, support for same-sex marriage matches a record high, according to Gallup. A Gallup poll released Monday found that 67 percent of Americans said they support gay marriage ...

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