It's a good day in New York. Gay couples wanting to marry can now do so in New York. Governor Andrew Cuomo has made New York the sixth and most populous U.S. state to allow gay marriage. This sends a message to other states, or it should.
Same sex marriages aren't going away. People of the same sex want to marry and have the same equality that other couples in love have no matter what a few select have to say. In 30 days, couples will be able to share in the joy other couples have when they say, "I do" in front of an official, if they find one to perform the ceremony.
Although it's a law, religious institutes do not have to perform the ceremonies if they don't agree with doing it. But, that's okay, because there are plenty of officials that can perform the ceremony that will unite a same sex couple without hesitation.
New Hampshire, Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Vermont and the District of Columbia allow gay marriages, and Illinois Delaware, Hawaii and New Jersey approved civil unions. There are 39 states including Wisconsin that ban gay marriage.
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