New York set to legalise same-sex marriage
New York Governor David Paterson said he expects to sign a same-sex marriage bill into law in the coming weeks.
Mr Paterson said he expects the state Senate to give the measure final legislative approval in the coming weeks and then he will sign it.
That would make New York the seventh state to legalise same-sex marriage.
Mr Paterson’s statements to the Empire State Pride Agenda fall dinner in Manhattan come as advocates and sponsors of the bill in Albany have been quietly working to build support.
The bill was blocked by a coup in the Senate in the final days of the regular session in June.
The Democrat-led Assembly has already passed the measure.
Mr Paterson says he will place the bill on the agenda for a special session in the weeks ahead.
