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DOVER, Del., May 7 (Reuters) – The Delaware senate approved
a bill legalizing gay marriage on Tuesday, paving the way for it
to become the 11th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to
same-sex couples.
The state’s lower house has already approved the measure.
The governor has said he will sign it into law.
Delaware’s vote follows a successful effort to legalize
same-sex marriage in Rhode Island last Friday. Gay marriage
bills are also under consideration in Minnesota and Illinois.
(Reporting by Edith Honan; Editing by Scott Malone)
