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Gay Marriage Takes Effect in 2 States

Rhode Island and Minnesota on Thursday became the 12th and 13th states to sanction gay nuptials.

Rhode Island and Minnesota on Thursday became the 12th and 13th states to sanction gay nuptials. Minnesota became the second in the Midwest, after Iowa.

 
In Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state by area and the last in New England to legalize gay marriage, Democratic state Representative Frank Ferri will wed his partner of three decades, Tony Carparco.
Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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