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When the clock struck midnight in New York State on Sunday morning, same-sex marriage=
was suddenly legal in the state. What better place to tie the knot than Nia=
gara Falls, especially when it=E2=80=99s lit up like a rainbow?

As gay couples began their midnight nuptials at the traditional honeymoon spot, they were s=
urprised by the sudden colorful backdrop of Niagara Falls sporting the rainb=
ow hues that have served as a rallying banner for LGBT activists fighting for their civil rights=
.

Pop singer/actor and former =E2=80=98N Sync-er Lance Bass snapped this photo of the Falls (update: turns out he didn=E2=80=99t snap this photo =E2=80=94=
it=E2=80=99s by Flickr user Mykelle Nicole, and=
it=E2=80=99s being passed around as a symbol of the official beginning of g=
ay marriage in NY), and posted it to T=
witPic as the crowd celebrated the auspicious occasion. Now the photo=E2=
=80=99s gone viral, with more than 31,000 views so far. Exclaimed Bass in a Twitter=
post just after midnight, =E2=80=9CNiagra Falls right now! So amazing!=E2=
=80=9D

Photo used with permission, courtesy Flickr/Mykelle Ni=
cole

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