Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska expressed her support for same-sex marriage on Wednesday.

"I support marriage equality and support the government getting out of the way to let that happen," she said.

That announcement most likely caused the LGBT community to feel gay as a representative from the government endorsed for their right to solidify their unions in such a way that the state will recognise them as spouses.

Murkowski after all acknowledged the weight of the matter and declared her position only after careful consideration.

"It's something that I've been giving a lot of thought to over a long period of time," she admitted.

In her op-ed, the senator argued that, "why should the federal government be telling adults who love one another that they cannot get married, simply because they happen to be gay?"

"I believe when there are so many forces pulling our society apart, we need more commitment to marriage, not less," she added.

Murkowski joined the ranks of other Republican senators like Mark Kirk of Illinois and Rob Portman of Ohio in their endorsement of gay marriage.

It can be recalled that Maryland's and Maine's decision to legalise same sex marriage is a historical leap for the LGBT community. The two are the first states to legalise such union by popular vote.

The other states that recognise gay couples as spouses include Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, District of Columbia, New York, Washington, Rhode Island, Delaware and Minnesota.

On the other hand, there is a pending legislation to legalise same sex marriage in Illinois.

The U.S. Census Bureau recorded an 80.4% growth on same-sex couple households between 2000 and 2010.

Reports also showed that there are about 18,000 gay couples who married their partners at a time when such union was still considered legal in California.

In April 2013, a congressional spouse identification card was issued to Philip Frank, the husband of Representative Mark Pocan. The couple holds the record as the first same-sex spouse to be given such a document.