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

[liret]

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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[tigerdreams]

New England peer pressure! *stares at Rhode Island*

[elialshadowpine]

Yes!

[moonshaz]

LOL!

Now if we could just finish passing the same-sex marriage bill here in IL, and MN gets theirs passed, maybe MN, IL, and IA could get together and start peer pressuring IN and WI!

[moonbladem]

Awesome news! Congrats, Rhode Island!

[tabaqui]

Yay!

[seeinglife]

Finally, home catches up. Maybe now my father will stop bitching that "there are so much more important things than gay marriage in this state" now that it's over and done.

[clevermanka]

[alryssa]

LMAO