An Eleventh State Legalizes Equality

Last week the state of Rhode Island voted to legalize equal rights in that state, when they made same-sex marriage legal starting this coming August 1st. Now less than a week later, another state has done the same thing. On Tuesday, Delaware became the eleventh state to make same sex marriage legal.

The bill passed its final hurdle Tuesday afternoon, when the state senate voted 12 to 9 to pass the bill. Governor Jack Markell signed the bill that same day -- and legal same-sex marriages can begin to happen in Delaware as early as July 1st.

Governor Markell said, "It's a great day in Delaware. I am signing this bill now because I do not intend to make any of you wait one moment longer."

This is thrilling news -- that there are now 11 states and the District of Columbia that believe equal rights should be extended to all citizens. Maybe someday soon the words "equality under the law" will become a reality in the United States, and not just an unfulfilled dream.