On to New York

Openly gay NY Democrat senator Tom Duane, has said that the Senate could vote on gay marriage in the next few weeks. In May, the bill passed the New York Assembly 89-52, thus the Senate is now it's final hurdle. NY Gov. Paterson has strongly indicated he will sign the bill if it reaches his desk.

It should be noted that in 2007, a similar bill passed the Assembly 85-61 but failed in the Senate. Hopefully, the current momentum towards marriage equality will allow justice to prevail.