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As activists jammed the state Capitol, lawmakers voted Thursday to make Minnesota the 12th state to legalize same-sex marriage, just six months after voters made it clear they supported it.
Same-sex marriages would be recognized beginning Aug. 1 if the Senate follows suit next week. It’s expected to approve the measure, which Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton has said he would sign.
“This is not about bigotry. It’s about honoring difference,” Democratic Rep. Karen Clark of Minneapolis, the bill’s chief sponsor, said in a floor speech shortly before the 75-59 vote.
“We are protecting many children who are now — whether you approve or not — are a part of several thousand LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) families,” Clark said.
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