00596nz a2200217n 4500 211208|||anznnbab||||||||||||||a|||||||d homoit0000504 https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000504 homoit Same-sex marriage Gay marriage Lesbian marriage Matrimonio https://homosaurus.org/v3/homoit0000990 Legal union between two people of the same sex who are in a partnership. In the United States, same-sex marriage differs from civil unions in that the former is recognized at the federal level, whereas the latter is only recognized at the state level and may not be recognized by other states.