New Yorkers Celebrate the Legalization of Gay Marriage

On the March
(L-R) New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn, New York Senator Tom Duane, and Governor Andrew Cuomo, link arms as they march during the Gay Pride Parade in New York June 26, 2011. Cuomo has been credited with pushing the Marriage Equality Act through a reluctant Republican-led legislature.

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