New York City will hold a lottery for couples who want to get married on first day that the state's Marriage Equality Act takes effect, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday.

This is a monumental occasion for myself, my family, and the LGBT community. Today true equality is closer than ever.

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and openly gay New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn were in Albany on Tuesday, and lobbied Republican State Senators pass a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

New York Governor David Paterson has asked the state legislature to vote Tuesday on a bill that would allow same-sex marriage, calling it "an issue that touches on the very [...]

Fighting back tears, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn urged the New York state Senate Monday to "stand up" and pass the same-sex marriage bill to prove "all New York families [...]