EDITOR’S NOTE: Legislation that will allow same-sex marriage in the state of Minnesota passed the Minnesota House on May 9, by a vote of 75-59.
The Senate is expected to vote on the legislation on Monday, and Governor Mark Dayton has said he will sign it.
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The UpTake is covering today’s historic vote on same-sex marriage. Photos and videos will be posted here as the day progresses.
HOME-SCHOOLED KIDS FROM WAVERLY, MINN., BROUGHT SIGNS OPPOSING THE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL. THE KIDS’ NAMES, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER: JOE, PAUL, AMY, REID, BENJAMIN, GABRIEL AND WADE IV. ONE OF THEIR MOMS, JULIE HALVORSON, SAID THE KIDS WERE ON A FIELD TRIP AND WERE NOT BOTHERED BY THE NOISE IN THE CAPITOL, OR BY THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE SAME-SEX LAW WILL BE APPROVED. “YOU ALWAYS STAND UP FOR WHAT IS RIGHT,” SHE SAID. “THAT’S TODAY’S LESSON.” PHOTO BY NICK COLEMAN
HISTORIC FAMILY DAY: RANDI REITAN, A LONG-TIME ACTIVIST FOR MARRIAGE EQUALITY, POSES WITH HER GAY SON, JAKE (IN THE BACK), HER DAUGHTER, BRITTA (HOLDING BABY ANNIKA), WHILE HOLDING HER GRANDSON, OLIVER, 3, WHILE EMILY ENGEL TAKES THEIR PHOTO FOR THE FAMILY. “TODAY IS A DAY WE’VE LONGED FOR, FOR SO MANY YEARS,” REITAN SAID. “NOT ONLY FOR JAKE’S FREEDOM TO MARRY, BUT FOR HIS DIGNITY AS A HUMAN BEING.” PHOTO BY NICK COLEMAN
A STATUE OF THE HERO OF GETTYSBURG, COL. WILLIAM COLVILLE, LOOKS ON (REAR, RIGHT) AS OPPONENTS AND SUPPORTERS OF SAME-SEX MARRIAGE SQUARE OFF (ACTUALLY, “ROUND” OFF), IN THE CAPITOL ROTUNDA, CHANTING AND COUNTER-CHANTING, AS, NEARBY, THE MINNESOTA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BEGINS AN EMOTIONAL DEBATE. PHOTO BY NICK COLEMAN
SECURITY WAS TIGHTER THAN USUAL AT THE CAPITOL, WHERE CLUSTERS OF STATE TROOPERS, AND A K-9 TEAM STOOD BY. NO TROUBLE HAS BEEN OBSERVED. PHOTO BY HLEE LEE.
THE OLD ARGUMENTS RESURFACED AT TIMES. SOME SEXUAL PREFERENCES ARE STILL WRONG IN THE MINDS OF SOME PEOPLE. BUT THAT VIEW WAS NOT A MAJORITY ONE. PHOTO BY HLEE LEE
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