#1 Minnesota Senate votes to legalize gay marriage
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 10:06 pm
Yahoo
Congratulations!Minnesota senators approved a gay marriage bill on Monday, meaning the Midwestern state will soon be the 12th in the union to allow same-sex couples to wed.
Gov. Mark Dayton is expected to sign the bill into law on Tuesday.
Just last week, Delaware lawmakers voted to allow gay marriage in the state. In April, Rhode Island also passed a same-sex marriage law. Gay rights advocates point to California, Illinois, Oregon and New Jersey as the next states that might join the wave of gay marriage legalization.
More than 35 states ban same-sex marriage either through laws or voter-passed amendments to their constitutions. Public opinion has rapidly shifted on the issue, with a slight majority of Americans now saying they support it in polls.
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn) told a local TV station that she would consider leaving the state if the gay marriage bill passed.