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State Senate rejects legalizing gay marriage
Quick ReadThe State Senate on Wednesday rejected a bill to legalize same-sex marriage by a vote of 38-24.
Photo credit: AP | The New York State Senate is expected to vote on the same-sex marriage law Wednesday afternoon. (June 24, 2009)
ALBANY - The State Senate today defeated a bill legalizing same-sex marriage.
In 38-24 vote, senators blocked New York from becoming the sixth state to recognize unions between two men or two women. Gay marriage is legal in Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont - only the last two did so by legislation.
Senators who backed the marriage bill filled the 2½-hour debate...
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