Governor Mark Dayton signed into law today a bill passed by the Minnesota Legislature authorizing marriage between partners of the same sex. The law takes effect August 1st.
The bill had been controversial with a few legislators from both the majority and minority parties crossing party lines for the final votes in the House and Senate. Earlier, Minnesota voters had rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage in the general election of November 2012.
This law makes Minnesota the twelfth state approving same-sex marriage.
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good news!
its too bad its taking this long to get some momentum towards total equality. We've had same-sex marriage for some time here, no signs of increases in bestiality, pedophilia, or fiery judgments.
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Minnesota! Thanks Governor Mark Dayton & Minnesota Legislature for authorizing marriage between partners of the same sex! :)
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