With a vote on a proposed gay marriage bill in New York expected as early as Monday, proponents are rallying support on Sunday.

Gay rights group Queer Rising will hold a Last Day of Marriage Inequality rally at 3PM at Union Square, while the coalition of groups New Yorkers United for Marriage will gather supporters at churches throughout the state.

Momentum for the bill began on Tuesday, when Governor Andrew Cuomo officially introduced his promised measure. The Assembly wasted no time in approving the governor’s plan the following day. Proponents – and opponents – also weighed in throughout the week, including actress Cynthia Nixon and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Former Giants wide receiver David Tyree struck a nerve when he said the legislation would lead to anarchy, while pop singer Lady Gaga called on her 11 million twitter followers to join the fight.

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A group of gay marriage opponents gathered Tuesday at New York’s City Hall to rally against Mayor Bloomberg’s support for marriage equality, as a bill to legalize same-sex marriage gains momentum in the state legislature this week.

Last Month, Bloomberg gave a passionate speech advocating for legalizing gay marriage. “On matters of freedom and equality, history has not remembered obstructionists kindly,” he said. “Not on abolition. Not on women’s suffrage. Not on workers’ rights. Not on civil rights. And it will be no different on marriage rights.”

Bloomberg’s speech came as Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) had been pushing to legalize gay marriage before the end of the legislative session on June 20. He said this week that it will come up for a vote in the state Senate before next Monday. This Monday, four of the undecided eight lawmakers — three Democrats and one Republican — announced that they would support the legislation when it comes up. This means only two more supporters are needed for the measure to pass.

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