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Gay Rights Advocates Cheer a Historic Victory as California Senate Approves Bill Allowing Gay Marriage
By Steve Lawrence Associated Press Writer
Published: Sep 2, 2005
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California's Senate has voted to allow gay marriage, making it the first legislative body in the nation to back the idea and setting off a frantic scramble for votes in the Assembly.
The 21-15 vote Thursday handed gay rights advocates in the country's most populous state a historic victory. Massachusetts issued marriage licenses to gays and lesbians only after court rulings.
"We are so very close," said Assemblyman Mark Leno, a Democrat who wrote the bill. "It would be very disappointing for this body not to be able to stand up for civil rights."
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