R.I. Senate approves same-sex marriage 26 to 12

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The state Senate voted 26 to 12 Wednesday to allow same-sex couples to marry in Rhode Island as early as August 1.The bills, the latest in a long-line of gay marriage bills dating back to 1996, now go to the House, which voted 51 to 19 earlier this year to pass an earlier version of one of the bills. The Senate votes followed

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[romp]

Good to see. I know the US works differently but most provinces had same-sex marriage when Canada allowed it federally. Surely having an increasing number of states having it can help nationally if only to pressure others.

[hinoema]

YAAY RHODE ISLAND!!

It's interesting to watch progress in some states and regression in others. It's like divergent evolution, with liberals progressives on each coast and conservatives regressives in the middle.

[zinnia_rose]

OMG I love you for making a divergent evolution reference.

[alexvdl]

Yay Tiniest State!

[zinnia_rose]

Great news! I wish my state (CA) would get its ass in gear already.

[agentsculder]

Hopefully the US Supreme Court will be overruling the law that made marriage equality illegal in CA, so hopefully by July things will change.

It's going to be really important that two states with large populations (NY & CA) have marriage equality.

[yeats]

hooray rhode island! my friend's sister and her partner live in providence and they just had a baby, so this is all the sweeter!