<p>New York state senate pass marriage equaly bill move celebrated by gay activists across the US</p>
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GAY MARRIAGE IS LEGALISED NEW YORK
New York has bee the latt and largt US state to legalise same-sex marriage a move which gay rights mpaigners hope will be a turng pot for regnn of such unns across the state senate's backg of the marriage equaly bill means New York, the third most populo US state, jos Connecticut, Iowa, Massachetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and the Washgton pal district allowg gay upl to weddgs are expected to mence wh 30 days after ernor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill to law on Friday night. The Republin-ntrolled state senate voted 33-29 for the bill which had earlier been approved by the lower hoe, which has a Democratic rights activists believe the vote will strengthen the mpaign for marriage equaly across the untry, as the impact of the legislatn will be felt well beyond New Massachetts, the first state to allow gay marriage 2004, people do not need to be rints of New York to obta a marriage licence, so the state uld attract upl om across the untry. "It's tly a historic night for love, our fai, and mocracy won, " he vote was particularly emotnal for many the gay muny as the gay rights movement is nsired to have started New York Cy wh the Stonewall rts Greenwich Village was a huge street party at the Stonewall Inn overnight.
Alex Kelston, 26, who works fance Manhattan, said: "This is the place where the movement started, and 's a way to close the loop and celebrate the full equaly of gay people New York. The vote is likely to be celebrated at annual gay pri events this weekend, culmatg wh paras New York Cy, San Francis and other ci on Ellis, who has been a six-year relatnship wh her partner, Kristen Henrson, said the new law would enable the uple, who have tw toddlers, to get married the tumn.
"The legislatn do clu Republin mands for legal protectns for relig groups that fear they will be h wh discrimatn lawsus if they refe to allow their facili to be ed for gay weddgs. Th, an employer may not refe to hire you simply bee you’re gay, nor may an employer refe to hire you bee you’re married—eher to a person of the same or different sex.