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Marriage equality finally becomes a reality in New York with historic vote

Moments ago, in an incred­i­bly close vote, the New York State Sen­ate joined the New York State Assem­bly in vot­ing to make mar­riage equal­i­ty the law of the land in the Empire State. The roll call was thir­­ty-three to twen­ty-nine. The final approval of the Mar­riage Equal­i­ty Act of 2011 con­cludes an intense effort by […]