19 July 2011 Updated at 17:10 ET
New York holds gay marriage lottery
The passage of the same-sex marriage law was greeted with euphoric celebration in New York
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New York City is holding a lottery to award couples the right to marry on Sunday, the first day same-sex couples can be wed under a new law.
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