On June 24, 2011, New York became the seventh jurisdiction to legalize the freedom to marry when the state legislature passed a marriage bill that was signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo that evening. The State Assembly passed the bill by a vote of 80-63 on June 15, 2011. The State Senate passed the bill by a vote of 33-29 on June 24, 2011.

As of July 25, 2011, same-sex couples can apply for a marriage license in New York. 

Freedom to Marry worked closely with Governor Cuomo and New Yorkers United for Marriage, a coalition Freedom to Marry co-created and co-led, to win marriage in New York. 

Governor Andrew Cuomo has repeatedly called for the legislature to pass a marriage bill this legislative session including in his 2011 State of the State Address. 

In May 2008, then NY Governor David Paterson directed state agencies to ensure that out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples were respected and treated equally under law - the same as New York does with different-sex couples' marriages.

Gov. Paterson's order conforms to New York's historic practice — and the common-sense principle — that it makes more sense to respect marriages than to destabilize them.

On April 16 2009, then Governor David Paterson announced that he introduced a marriage bill to the NY Assembly and Senate. The Assembly passed it twice in 2009 (it passed in 2007 also), but unfortunately it was defeated in the Senate.

Status: Marriage