New York State Senate Passes Gay Marriage Bill

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Tonight the New York State Senate passed the gay marriage bill in a vote of 33-to-29, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples can get married. Once Governor Andrew M. Cuomo signs the bill it will go into effect 30 days later. A massive celebration is taking place at Stonewall Inn, where the gay rights movement started 42 years ago.

photo via Micah Jesse (this is a stock photo, not what the ESB actually looks like tonight)

Of course after the vote there was much celebration. Here are a few things that have been making the rounds:

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NY Pride

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Steve Martin & Alec Baldwin

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Scott Beale

Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Bluesky and sharing photos on Instagram.