The state's senate voted against the legislation by 38 votes to 24. Several Democrats opposed the measure. The bill legalising same-sex marriage had earlier passed easily in the heavily Democratic state assembly. Gay rights activists had hoped New York would join Connecticut, Massachusetts, Iowa, New Hampshire and Vermont in legalising gay unions.
The bill legalising same-sex marriage had earlier passed easily in the heavily Democratic state assembly.
Gay rights activists had hoped New York would join Connecticut, Massachusetts, Iowa, New Hampshire and Vermont in legalising gay unions.
Judge Marta Gomez Alsina, in the capital Buenos Aires, ordered Tuesday's planned wedding of Alejandro Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello suspended. The court website said she had ordered the wedding blocked until the issue could be resolved by the Supreme Court. The couple were granted permission to marry after successfully appealing against an earlier ruling.
The court website said she had ordered the wedding blocked until the issue could be resolved by the Supreme Court.
The couple were granted permission to marry after successfully appealing against an earlier ruling.
