Religious leaders also cautioned against the wider implications of redefining the legal parameters of marriage. Marching with supporters on Sunday, Cuomo told reporters that the country looks to New York as a guide for many of its progressive politics.
The measure will take effect 30 days after it was signed, on July 24, providing same-sex couples with a slew of new rights that include employer health benefits, easier inheritance and a host of state tax breaks.įederal recognition, however, was not a part of Friday's vote, leaving benefits like Social Security and ease of immigration largely out of reach for same-sex couples. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill into law on Friday that made New York the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage, more than doubling the number of Americans living in states that permit such unions. The parade, or march, meandered along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue and passed in front of the famous Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, where the rioting took place in 1969. New York (CNN) - Forty-two years after a police raid sparked rioting and perhaps the birth of the American gay rights movement, New Yorkers rejoiced at their city's annual pride parade Sunday in celebration of same-sex couples' newly-acquired right to wed. New York is the sixth such state to allow such unionsĪre you there? Share photos, video of reaction, parade.The parade is a celebration of the legalization of same-sex marriage.Some travel from abroad specifically for the parade.Archbishop says his opposition to the bill is "pro-marriage," not "anti-gay".