ST. PAUL, Minn. – The state House voted 75-59 today to approve a bill that would provide marriage equality for Minnesotans.

The bill now goes to the state Senate, where passage is almost a certainty. The Senate plans to debate the bill Monday.

Gov. Mark Dayton is a leading supporter of the bill and has promised to sign it into law if approved. The law would go into effect on Aug. 1, 2013.

DOVER, Dela. – The Delaware Senate voted 12-9 today to approve a marriage-equality bill, which was passed last month by the General Assembly.

Gov. Jack Markell, a Democrat, sign the bill into law just minutes after the vote. Weddings can begin in Delaware on July 1, 2013.

Before the vote, Senators and witnesses took both sides of the issue, although a majority of the speakers were in favor of the bill.

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Jeff and I met at a gay pride pool party on a hot summer night. For me it was one of those moments where time stood still and all that mattered was this hysterical, sarcastic hunk of a man standing in front of me.

NEW YORK -- A group of gay and allied Catholics gathered to worship together at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City with dirty hands in response to comments made by Cardinal Timothy Dolan. However, even as they were gathering, they were told by the police that they would be barred from entering the Cathedral unless they washed their hands.