The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 25, 2013 Rhode Island Poised to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage -------------------------------------------------- The Rhode Island state Senate has approved a measure that would legalize marriage for same-sex couples. The state House is expected to pass the measure as soon as next week. Rhode Island would become the 10th state to legalize marriage equality. .