New York Legalizes Same-Sex Marriages

On Friday, June 25, 2011, Gov. Andrew Cuomo of New York signed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage in New York within the next 30 days.

New York now joins Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Iowa, and Washington, D.C. in allowing same-sex marriage.

See New York governor signs same-sex marriage bill into law, CNN.com, June 25, 2011.