New York State Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

Written By: Michael Barbaro  |  Posted: Thursday, July 14th, 2011

            Last Friday was a sad day for marriage and, if the advocates of same-sex marriage are right, it was also a sign of things to come.

            The legal, social, moral, and political maps of America were redefined last Friday night as the New York State Senate voted 33-29 to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. The State Assembly had already approved the measure, leaving the Republican-controlled Senate the last battleground on the marriage issue. Shortly after the Senate approved the measure, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill into law. It will take effect in July, thirty days after the Governor's signature was affixed.

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