ALBANY – Soon after the Senate gave final approval to New York’s recognition of same-sex marriage, an exultant Michele Kahn e-mailed officials of the New York State Bar Association.
“Bill passed Senate,” she wrote. “I am getting married!”
The new law will provide automatic state-sanctioned benefits and protections in a wide range of areas, including health care, hospital visitation, property ownership, taxation, insurance coverage, testimonial privileges, child custody and tort rights. However, New York same-sex marriages, at least in the short term, will not be recognized by the federal government. Nor do 39 other states accept gay marriage.
June 28, 2011 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on New York Law Journal
ALBANY – Soon after the Senate gave final approval to New York’s recognition of same-sex marriage, an exultant Michele Kahn e-mailed officials of the New York State Bar Association.
“Bill passed Senate,” she wrote. “I am getting married!”
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