New York governor to propose legalizing same-sex marriage

New York governor to propose legalizing same-sex marriage

• Story Highlights
• Assemblyman says governor's office asked him to attend announcement of bill
  
• Previous governor filed same bill, which passed Assembly but not Senate
  
• Gov. Paterson has said he is committed to "full marriage equality in New York State"
  
• "We hope to have this bill passed at the end of June," assemblyman says

If the legislation passes, it would make New York the fifth state to legalize same sex-marriage. Similar measures have been approved by courts or lawmakers in Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts and Iowa.

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It would be nice to see NY do the right thing here, and give people a reason to come here, rather than leave for a change.