Maine and Maryland made history on election night by becoming
the first states to legalize same-sex marriage by a popular
vote.  An hour ago, Washington officially joined in by
confirming the passage of its own marriage equality measure,
Referendum 74.  Minnesota also contributed to this election's
history-making by becoming the first state to defeat a
constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage.  To put the
four-out-of-four sweep in perspective, before this year,
marriage equality made 32 ballot appearances and lost every
single time.  That's a big fucking deal. Particularly when you
take into account that Maine voters rejected a same-sex marriage
bill just three years ago.  Needless to say, celebration was
well warranted, and cameras were happily on hand in three of the
four states to capture the moment each marriage equality measure
passed (or, in the case of Minnesota, the moment the anti-
marriage-equality measure failed).  Above: Minnesota (skip to
the 3-minute mark); Middle: Maryland; Bottom: Main