US | gay marriage Vermont Legalizes Gay Marriage By Kevin Spak Posted Apr 7, 2009 10:56 AM CDT Copied In this Feb. 6, 2009, file photo, Euan Bear of Bakersfield, Vt., holds a sign during a gathering of gay marriage supporters in Montpelier, Vt. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot) Vermont’s legislature became the first in the country to legalize same-sex marriage when it voted today to override Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto of a bill allowing gays and lesbians to wed, the AP reports. Three other states have legalized gay marriage, but Vermont is the first to do so by writing a law explicitly allowing such unions. The vote was 23-5 in the Senate, and 100-49 in the House. Read These Next A game of doorbell ditch turns fatal for 11-year-old. Is India, under hefty tariffs, turning away from the US? Guy accused of snatching hat from boy at US Open IDed as rich CEO. Giuliani injured in high-speed highway crash. Report an error