Delaware on Tuesday became the 11th US state to legalize same-sex marriage after the state's Senate approved a bill by a 12-9 vote.
Governor Jack Markell, a Democrat, signed the marriage equality legislation -- which on April 23 cleared the lower House of Representatives by a 23-18 margin -- soon after Senate approval, the Wilmington News Journal newspaper reported.
Rhode Island Becomes 10th American State to Allow Gay Marriage
After Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed the bill into law, Rhode Island has become the 10th American state to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed, ending a 16-year effort to extend marriage rights in the heavily Roman Catholic state.
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"This is a historic day in Delaware," said Lisa Goodman, president of LGBT rights group Equality Delaware. "Delawareans of all backgrounds recognize that treating everyone fairly under the law is the right thing to do."
The law -- whose supporters included DuPont, the chemical giant that looms large over the economy of the small Mid-Atlantic state -- will take effect July 1.
![Landmark Gay Marriage Law Adopted By French Parliament]( "Landmark Gay Marriage Law Adopted By French Parliament")
The approval of a bill that would make France the 14th country legalising same-sex marriages was passed by the French parliament which defied months of protests.
In the Midwest, legislators in Minnesota are slated to vote on a gay marriage bill later this week.
Last Thursday, Rhode Island became the 10th state -- and the last in relatively liberal New England -- to legalize same-sex marriage, which is constitutionally prohibited in 31 other states.
In Washington, the US Supreme Court is expected to rule in June on a challenge to the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, which at the federal level defines marriage in heterosexual terms.
Source: AFP
Landmark Gay Marriage Law Adopted By French Parliament
The approval of a bill that would make France the 14th country legalising same-sex marriages was passed by the French parliament which defied months of protests.
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In the Midwest, legislators in Minnesota are slated to vote on a gay marriage bill later this week.
Last Thursday, Rhode Island became the 10th state -- and the last in relatively liberal New England -- to legalize same-sex marriage, which is constitutionally prohibited in 31 other states.
In Washington, the US Supreme Court is expected to rule in June on a challenge to the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, which at the federal level defines marriage in heterosexual terms.
Source: AFP
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