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Same-sex marriage is fully legal and recognized in Minnesota. It has been recognized if performed in other jurisdictions since July 1, 2013, and the state began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples on August 1, 2013. After 52.6% of state voters rejected a constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in November 2012, the Minnesota Legislature passed a same-sex marriage bill in May 2013, which Governor Mark Dayton signed on May 14, 2013. Minnesota was the second state in the Midwest, after Iowa, to legalize marriage between same-sex couples and the first in the region to do so by enacting legislation rather than by court order. Minnesota was the first state to reject a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, though Arizona rejected one in 2006 that banned all legal recognition and later approved one banning only marriage. Minnesota is also where one of the first same-sex marriage cases in the world took place. In ''Baker v. Nelson'' the Minnesota Supreme Court unanimously held in 1972 that it did not violate the constitution to limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, and the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear the case on appeal. ==Lawsuits== ''Baker v. Nelson'' was the first case in United States history in which a same-sex couple sued over marriage rights. In 1971, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Minnesota's laws prohibited marriages between same-sex partners and did not violate the federal constitution. On October 10, 1972, the Supreme Court, declining to hear the case on appeal, issued a one-sentence order that said: "The appeal is dismissed for want of a substantial federal question." Responding to the State Supreme Court ruling, in June, 1972, at the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party State Convention, delegates voted to add a plank to the party platform supporting same-sex marriage rights. 〔Richard Moe, Chairman, "The 1972 DFL Platform", ''Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor State Central Committee'' (9-11 June 1972 at Rochester, MN ), resolution 71.d〕 This is the first known support by a major United States political party for same-sex marriage. In May 2010, Marry Me Minnesota, a gay rights organization, sued the state of Minnesota, challenging the state's Defense of Marriage Act, which was passed in 1997. The trial court dismissed the suit in March 2011, citing ''Baker v. Nelson'' as "binding precedent." Marry Me Minnesota, founded by same-sex couples for the purpose of suing the state, announced plans to appeal the decision.〔''Star Tribune'': (Abbey Simons, "Judge dismisses challenge to gay marriage barriers," March 8, 2011 ), accessed March 9, 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Same-sex marriage in Minnesota」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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