Facts

Fact 1 - Same-sex marriages performed in Canada still need to be recognized in your home state.

Fact 2 - Massachusetts is the only state in America that will perform a same-sex wedding.

Fact 3 - The Netherlands was the first country to legalize gay marriage in 2001. However, a gay wedding can only be performed if one partner has Dutch nationality.

Fact 4 - One third of lesbian couples and one fifth of gay male couples have children.

Fact 5 - In the 2000 census it was found that there were 601,209 committed gay couples in America.

Fact 6 - The original flag had eight stripes from top to bottom: pink (sexuality), red (life), orange (healing), yellow (sunlight), green (nature), turquoise (magic), indigo/blue (serenity), and violet (spirit). Within a year, the flag had shed two of its stripes—pink and violet. According to Gilbert, they "ran out of pink dye." The violet stripe was later taken out to create an even number of stripes on the flag.

Fact 7 - Norway becomes the first Scandinavian country to have equal marriage. This new legislation becomes effective January 1, 2009.

Fact 8 - States with the most same-sex couple households: 1. California 2. New York 3. Texas 4. Florida 5. Illinois 6. Pennsylvania 7. Georgia 8. Ohio 9. Massachusetts 10. New Jersey

Fact 9 - In 2005, Spain became the first country in the world to recognize same-sex marriage (including adoption rights) on equal terms and under the same law.

Fact 10 - In America, the marriage rate dropped from 232,900 in 2000 to 217,800 in 2004.