Minnesota is the 12th state to give equality to same sex partners.

[Junkpet]

Source: Minnesota State Senate

House passed the bill last Thursday, the Senate passed it today and Governor Dayton will sign the bill into law tomorrow.

Read more: http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/207231321.html

[azurnoir]

1. Great news

[Junkpet]

2. It is great news, and about time. nt

[OnlinePoker]

3. I wonder which one will be the last to make it legal

My guess is Georgia or Alabama.

[Junkpet]

6. My guess is Mississippi. nt

[jmowreader]

9. Idaho

Georgia and Alabama will have gay governors and marijuana-smoking nightclubs next to grade schools, and Idaho will still allow employers to fire people solely because of their sexual orientation.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

12. Utah.

[NutmegYankee]

18. I'd guess Alabama. They just legalized Homebrewing your own beer.

Now that's just sad. The federal prohibition was lifted by Carter in 1978.

[davidpdx]

24. Probably

But I'm shocked Oregon still has not. We are pretty progressive. To have 12 other states make it legal before us is a real knock against how liberal of a state we are. I hear something is in the works for the general election in 2014. I'm sure by then at least 5 other states will have made it legal by then.

[cprise]

26. I think you may consider 'The South' to be a state

...in this respect.

[SteveG]

4. Three states in

three weeks. RI, DE and now Minn.

[gvstn]

14. The momentum is fantastic!

10 years ago who would of thought three states in 3 weeks? The times they are achangin'... and for the better.

[myrna minx]

5. I'm so proud to be a Minnesotan today.

K&R

[maddogesq]

7. Let me borrow a phrase you hear often in that part of the world: "You betcha!"

It is good news, and I hope the karma spreads over two states to Michigan.

[pinto]

8. Kick

[geardaddy]

10. Thank dog for the DFL majority in both houses

and the Gov mansion!

[Junkpet]

13. sempere ubi sububi?

Hahaha! Does that mean "always wear underpants"? My behavioral psych prof in college had a t-shirt with that on it. I haven't thought about it since.

[geardaddy]

28. Yep!

Haha! I want that on my tombstone.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

11. See? Notwithstanding Michele Bachmann,

MINNESOTA DOESN'T SUCK!

Actually, we rock.

[shenmue]

15. Okay, so when are people going to start inviting me to their weddings?

Okay please?

[brooklynite]

16. "Sen. Dan Hall, R-Burnsville, said up until the last he was praying for a miracle"

To reuse a line Christians like: "God answers all prayers; sometimes the answer is 'no'"

[dflprincess]

20. He also said that "Some care about being on the right side of history"

but he wants to be on the "right side of eternity."

On one FB thread it was mentioned that his comments were so awful they were trending internationally.

Thank God for redistricting for I am no longer "represented" by this clod but by a DFLer. I guess I could tell Hall that my prayers were answered.

[SteveG]

17. Didn't Michelle Bachman promise to move

If this got passed? Wonder if she'll keep her word?

[Junkpet]

22. That was a satirical article...

...though I'd be happy to help her move.

[SteveG]

27. may be satire

but I think there is a republican district in Alabama that could use her and it would allow the Dems to retake a seat in Minn.

[truthisfreedom]

23. I think she's afraid her husband will divorce her and move on to someone sane.

And gay.

[47of74]

19. YAY!

[truthisfreedom]

21. Yay! My state lawmakers are actually sane!

Yaaaaaaayyyyyyyy!

[ButterflyBlood]

25. This is truly a proud day in my state's history

I've called it the proudest that I've ever lived here. November 6, 2012 would be the second.