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| Minnesota becomes 12th US state to legalise gay marriage | Minnesota becomes 12th US state to legalise gay marriage |
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| Mark Dayton, the governor of Minnesota, has signed a bill making gay marriage legal in the state. | Mark Dayton, the governor of Minnesota, has signed a bill making gay marriage legal in the state. |
| Minnesota thus becomes the 12th of the 50 US states to take the step. | Minnesota thus becomes the 12th of the 50 US states to take the step. |
| Thousands of onlookers cheered as Dayton, a Democrat, put his signature on the bill. | Thousands of onlookers cheered as Dayton, a Democrat, put his signature on the bill. |
| "What a day for Minnesota!" he said. "And what a difference a year and an election can make in our state." | "What a day for Minnesota!" he said. "And what a difference a year and an election can make in our state." |
| Rainbow and American flags flapped in a sweltering breeze during the ceremony, held on the state capital's south steps. | Rainbow and American flags flapped in a sweltering breeze during the ceremony, held on the state capital's south steps. |
| The crowd, estimated by the state patrol at 6,000, spilled down the steps and across the lawn towards central St Paul. | The crowd, estimated by the state patrol at 6,000, spilled down the steps and across the lawn towards central St Paul. |
| Dayton thanked legislators for "political courage" before signing the bill just a day after it passed the state senate. It passed the house last week. | Dayton thanked legislators for "political courage" before signing the bill just a day after it passed the state senate. It passed the house last week. |
| The move was a rapid turnabout from just six months ago, when gay marriage supporters had to mobilise to turn back a proposed constitutional amendment that would have banned such unions. | The move was a rapid turnabout from just six months ago, when gay marriage supporters had to mobilise to turn back a proposed constitutional amendment that would have banned such unions. |
| Minnesota already had such a law, but an amendment would have been harder to undo. | Minnesota already had such a law, but an amendment would have been harder to undo. |
| But voters rejected the amendment, and the forces that organised to defeat it soon turned their attention to legalising gay marriage. | But voters rejected the amendment, and the forces that organised to defeat it soon turned their attention to legalising gay marriage. |
| Democrats' takeover of the state legislature in the November election aided their cause. | Democrats' takeover of the state legislature in the November election aided their cause. |
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