The Fight For Marriage Equality In New York State In Pictures

Sen. Ruben Diaz, D-Bronx, during a session of the New York state Senate at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, June 20, 2011. Sen. Diaz is the only Senate Democrat AGAINST gay marriage. He is an outspoken opponent to the issue. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R-Rockville Centre, talks to reporters after leaving Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office at the Capitol in Albany. Dean Skelos is the man who decides if the issue will be brought up for a vote. The Republicans control the Senate in New York State. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

State Police move protesters against the same-sex marriage bill back to clear a hallway at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, June 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Senate Chamber during a session of the New York state Senate at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, June 20, 2011. Hundreds of protesters for and against gay marriage in New York chanted, sang and sought out TV cameras Monday while the state Senate again came to no resolution on the issue in a closed-door session that barely touched on the nationally divisive topic. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Doug Mackey, left, of the First United Methodist Church in Schenectady, N.Y., protests quietly infavor of the same-sex marriage bill at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Former New York Giants football player David Tyree, right, talks with reporters about his views against the same-sex marriage bill. David Tyree believes same-sex marriage will result in anarchy. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

A New York State Trooper clears a path of reporters, as protesters on both sides of the same-sex marriage bill protest at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, June 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Sen. Ruben Diaz, D- Bronx, right, talks with a reporter from the New York Hispanic Clergy Organization about the same-sex marriage bill at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, June 20, 2011. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Protesters for and against the same-sex marriage bill protest in the halls at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, June 20, 2011, as Senate Republicans, who can determine the measure's fate, consider whether to schedule a decisive vote on the issue. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Same-sex marriage bill supporter Rabbi Sharon Klienbaum, center, of the Beit Simchat Torah Congregation, speaks to the media. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Clergy members take notes during a session of the New York state Senate. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Sen. Carl Kruger, D-Brooklyn reads newspapers during a session of the New York state Senate at the Capitol. Carl Kruger is one of 4 Senate Democrats who has changed his mind on the bill. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, left, speaks to reporters after meeting with Senators during a closed door Republican conference on gay marriage, Thursday, June 16, 2011 in Albany, N.Y. Conflicting interests and political maneuvering threatened to stall a vote in New York on whether to legalize gay marriage, viewed by advocates and opponents alike as a pivotal moment in the years-long debate.(AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Rev. Duane Motley, left, of the anti-gay New Yorkers' Family Research Foundation, speaks with Sen. James S. Alessi, before a closed door Republican conference on gay marriage. James Alesi is one of the few Senate Republicans in favor of same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Assemblyman Daniel J. O'Donnell addresses members of the Assembly prior to the vote on the gay marriage bill, Wednesday, June 15, 2011 in Albany, N.Y. The bill passed the Assembly for the 4th time in the past 5 years. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

Geoff Corey of Binghamton, N.Y., left, and Eric Krupke of Syracuse, N.Y., take a break from rallying in support of gay marriage at the Captiol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

A woman holds a sign as supporters and opponents of gay marriage rallied in a hallway outside a Republican conference room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Supporters for gay marriage carry signs and sing in a hallway outside a Republican conference room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. Protection for religious groups is the last major issue to be worked out in Wednesday's negotiations over a bill that would legalize same-sex marriages in New York state. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Opponents to gay marriage pray as supporters hold signs and sing behind them in a hallway outside a Republican conference room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Gay marriage supporter C.D. Caldwell of New York covers his mouth with tape during a rally in a hallway outside a Republican conference room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. He said the tape signified that supporters were at the Capitol to talk to senators, and not opponents, about marriage equality. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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Sen. Roy J. McDonald, R- Stillwater, tells reporters he is going to vote yes for marriage equality legislation at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, June 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Actress Cynthia Nixon, left, New York Rangers' Sean Avery, center, and Brian Ellner from Campaign for New York Marriage, right, talk with reporters after asking lawmakers to pass legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in New York at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, June 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Rev. Jason J. McGuire of the New Yorker's Family Research Foundation, who is opposed to legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, talks to reporters at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, June 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Protesters for and against the same-sex marriage bill protest in the halls of the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Monday, June 20, 2011, as Senate Republicans, who can determine the measure's fate, consider whether to schedule a decisive vote on the issue. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

An opponent to gay marriage holds a sign outside the Senate Chamber. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Opponents to gay marriage pray in a hallway outside a Republican conference room at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Supporters of gay marriage make signs that read "today" in a hallway at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Wednesday, June 22, 2011.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during a news conference in the Hall of Governors at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. Cuomo has been an outspoken advocate for the issue. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Todd Plank of Rochester, N.Y., holds a sign during a marriage equality rally at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Robb Penders of Albany, N.Y., holds a sign during a marriage equality rally at the Capitol in Albany, on Tuesday, June 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Sen. Stephen Saland, R-Poughkeepsie, discusses his affirmative vote for gay marriage. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Sen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, talks about his affirmative vote for gay marriage. Sen. Grisanti was one of two Senate Republicans who became "yes" votes at the last minute. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

Father Anthony Joseph of the United Anglican Church in Gloversville, N.Y., an opponent of the same-sex marriage bill, prays in the hallway outside the Senate Chamber. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Opponents of same sex-marriage pray after Senate members voted and approved same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Robb Penders ,left, and his partner Jason Ganns both of Albany, N.Y., who plan to marry in September wait for Senate members to vote on the same-sex marriage. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Supporters of same sex marriage celebrate. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

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Revelers celebrate in front of the Stonewall Inn in Manhattan's west village. The gay rights movement is considered to have started with the Stonewall riots in New York City's Greenwich Village in 1969. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

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People in the Senate gallery react to the passage of gay marriage. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo reacts after same sex marriage was legalized. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, center, hands pens to legislators after signing into law a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Friday, June 24, 2011. Behind Cuomo, from left, are Assemblyman Matthew Titone, Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell, Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy, Sen. Thomas Duane and Sen. James Alesi. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)

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