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Same Sex Marriage New York Bill Passes: New Yorkers React To The News (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

PHOTOS: Joy In The Streets As New Yorkers React To Gay Marriage Passage
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New York became the sixth state in the union to support same sex marriage on Friday.

New Yorkers watched with bated breath as the Senate debated the issue Friday night. When the news broke supporters of the measure flooded the streets to celebrate the passage of same sex marriage. People cheered and broke down crying in the Stonewall Inn, couples kissed in the Village streets and embraced each other as news swept through the city.

The celebrations in the city and in Albany Friday yielded some truly remarkable -- and, frankly, moving -- images of the historic moment:

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