SAME SEX MARRIAGE BEGINS IN NEW YORK

Same-sex couple Daniel Hernandez ,53,(R) and Nevin Cohen, 48, kiss after being married at the City Clerk's Office in New York July 24, 2011. A state law signed June 24 by Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo goes into effect at 12:01 on Sunday, allowing hundreds of couples statewide to tie the knot. UPI/Shannon Stapleton/Pool