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Question: What Are Your Thoughts On The Same Sex-Marriage Bill Passing?

New York State Senate passed the same-sex marriage bill 33-29 Friday night.

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With a final vote of 33-29 in the State Senate on Friday, New York will be the sixth state in to adopt gay marriage, according to a Huffington Post report.

"I've always said that love makes a family and now for the first time the state legislature has validated that," said D-Huntington. "It's a great day to be a New Yorker and a great day to be an American."

Our Question of the Day for is: What are your thoughts on the passing of the same-sex marriage bill?

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