Traditional Jewish weddings share key aspects with Christian weddings, historically seen as property transfers, where a woman shifts responsibility from father to husband.
In the US, nationwide marriage equality was achieved on 26 June 2015 after the landmark Supreme Court ruling in the case of Obergefell v. Hodges legalised gay marriage in all 50 states.
"North Dakota took its rightful position as a defender of the freedom to marry...when its state senate voted down a proposed legislative resolution that would have urged the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn its landmark Obergefell nationwide marriage equality decision."
