With the stroke of a pen just before midnight on Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo legalized gay marriage in New York, making the state the sixth and by far the largest to have a same-sex marriage law on the books.
The victory is all the more remarkable because it comes just two years after gay marriage supporters badly miscalculated their support in the same chamber, watching their same-sex marriage bill go down by a 24-to-38 margin after a dramatic floor debate.
Bravo New York! New York becomes the largest state in the United States to pass a gay marriage bill. This is a seminal moment for LGBTQ rights in America and worldwide. This has been a long time coming for one of America's largest gay communities. After it was passed celebrations erupted in the streets of New York City. Including at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, an important landmark for the gay rights movement.
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