
Maira Garcia (R) and Maria Vargas wait on line to get married at the Brooklyn City Clerk's office on July 24, 2011, the first day gay couples were allowed to legally marry in New York state. By Mario Tama/Getty Images.

Maira Garcia (R) and Maria Vargas wait on line to get married at the Brooklyn City Clerk's office on July 24, 2011, the first day gay couples were allowed to legally marry in New York state. By Mario Tama/Getty Images.