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Celebrities React to New York's New Gay Marriage Law

After the New York State Senate passed a law Friday night allowing same-sex marriages, Twitter exploded with an outpour of love and support from celebrities. Here are some of the best tweets: "It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!" —Neil Patrick Harris  "I've already proposed, he said yes! Thank god!" —David Burtka, Neil Patrick Harris' partner "I'm thrilled about the news from NY. Marriage equality! Every day we get a little closer. What an amazing feeling. —Ellen DeGeneres "happy...

Natalie Abrams
Natalie Abrams

After the New York State Senate passed a law Friday night allowing same-sex marriages, Twitter exploded with an outpour of love and support from celebrities. Here are some of the best tweets:

"It PASSED! Marriage equality in NY!! Yes!! Progress!! Thank you everyone who worked so hard on this!! A historic night!" Neil Patrick Harris

 "I've already proposed, he said yes! Thank god!" David Burtka, Neil Patrick Harris' partner

"I'm thrilled about the news from NY. Marriage equality! Every day we get a little closer. What an amazing feeling. Ellen DeGeneres

"happy gays r here again !!!!!" Rosie O'Donnell

"I am giddy! Congratulations New Yorkers! This is a proud moment! the way it should be! Love is love! humans are humans!" Christina Applegate

"not more, not less. Just #EQUALITY http://twitpic.com/5gic25" Ricky Martin

"OK, pictures of rainbow Empire State Building are getting me misty." Diablo Cody

"Tonight we're all New Yorkers! Straight & gay alike, let's all celebrate marriage #equality. The right side of history!" Kathy Griffin

"As if I didn't already have enough to celebrate and enjoy today. A big hug for New York from my lone hotel room in London... I sing it every night, but now it has better meaning: 'New York- concrete jungle where dreams are made of, there's nothing you can't do.'" Darren Criss

"Proud to be from New York!! Such a beautiful thing!! So thankful and happy!! #Equalityforall Love and equality prevailed in New York!! Lea Michele

"I'm 9 hours ahead in Italy right now so I just woke up to the good news in NY! In so glad progress is happening!!!!" Jesse Tyler Ferguson

"Hey NYC: well done. Gnight." Bill Lawrence

"I truly believe that OUR children & THIER children will look back on this time in disbelief that same sex couples were not allowed to wed." Busy Philipps

"N Y C ! N Y C !" Jimmy Fallon

"Okay, Bert and Ernie. What's your excuse NOW? #WayToGoNewYork" Damon Lindelof

"I can't stop crying. We did it kids." Lady Gaga

"Proud to be FROM NY!" Lindsay Lohan

"BIG BIG DAY FOR OUR FAMLIES 33-29 it passed!!!! Now lets educate people and make sure we make them feel comfortable with why this happened!" Lance Bass

"Yes and I want an #nsync reunion at the party. Pleeeeease?? RT @LanceBass: wanna get married @bravoandy ?" Andy Cohen

"In the last 10 minutes I've had 100 missed calls from Stefon." Seth Meyers

"Party on Christopher Street! Wish I was there. Congrats New York. #terroristsdidnotwin" Elizabeth Banks

"Ladies & Ladies & Gentlemen & Gentlemen...NEW YORK." Adam Scott

"Alec! Now we can get married!" Steve Martin
"Ok. But if you play that effing banjo after eleven o'clock...." Alec Baldwin

"It is now legal to do a gay marriage in NYC @AlecBaldwin, carpe diem." Russell Brand

"CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! ABOUT TIME!" Pink

"Thank you New York for showing us IT GETS BETTER." Kevin Williamson

"NEW YORK! I [love] U! You're OFFICIALLY the coolest place on the planet!" Katy Perry

"I have never be prouder to be a lifelong New Yorker than I am today with the passage of marriage equality." Cyndi Lauper

"As a proud New Yorker, I applaud the work of our state gov't and all of the advocates on tonight's vote to legalize same sex marriage." Russell Simmons

"Happy that New York passed marriage equality tonight. A victory for human rights. Progress." John Legend

"Could not be more thrilled that gay marriage finally passed in NY. Congrats!!!" Joy Behar

"So proud to be a New Yorker!!! #equality4all" Emmy Rossum

"Hell yeah NY! I have gotten several requests from friends... for a wedding singer!!!" LeAnn Rimes

"You won't regret it Albany. Gay wedding are really really fun." Rob Corddry