Today at 5:00 PM local time, Minnesota Democratic Governor Mark Dayton signed same-sex marriage into law. Couples can begin marrying August 1. The bill was passed by the state senate yesterday, just six months after voters rejected a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
Minnesota become the twelfth state in the nation to extend marriage to same-sex couples, and the first in the midwest to do so legislatively.
READ: Minnesota, In Landmark Vote, Becomes 12th State To Allow Same-Sex Marriage
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LOOK: Minnesota Governor Signs Same-Sex Marriage Bill Into Law!
Storified by David Badash· Tue, May 14 2013 15:57:45
This is an incredible day RT @gspphoto: Photo. The #mnmarriage bill is now law. #mnleg pic.twitter.com/syvL06ghOFAndrea Cecconi
Governor Dayton signs the Freedom to Marry in Minnesota #billsigning #mnmarriage – pic.twitter.com/kFHX4h6FvOMegan Nelson
Thousands of Minnesotans are here to witness @GovMarkDayton sign the freedom to marry into law! #time4marriage pic.twitter.com/wRR01Yj6tUMinnesotans United
It’s official: #Minnesota Gov. Dayton has signed the freedom to marry into law! pic.twitter.com/k5my1SCP2C (via @jeffreythompson) #MN4Mfreedomtomarry
Kaboom #mnmarriage pic.twitter.com/GwAwI6lWtJ #ICYMI @MayorRTRybak opens #Minneapolis city hall @ 12a 8/1 for marriages startribune.com/politics/blogs…Erin Newton
I was part if history today #mnleg #time4marriage #minnesota #dayton #pride #gay #marriage @mn4allfamilies #12Mitchell Campbell
#progress. #gaymarriage. #time4marriage.ethungkaew
Freedom prevails. Thank you, Minnesota! #time4marriage #mnunited pic.twitter.com/kK0vs4Y5EwMinnesotans United
LOVE is in the air! #mnmarriage #time4marriage pic.twitter.com/bqiUW9esHHGuthrie Theater
Image, top, by Andrea Cecconi, via Twitter
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