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Update from Albany: GOP Conference SSM Bill, Other Proposals

June 23, 2011 – 1:31 pm

The latest, from the AP: New York’s Republican Senate leader says his members will consider a gay marriage bill in closed-door session, a possible step toward a full vote. Sen. Dean Skelos says Thursday’s debate will come after the Senate passes a slew of more mundane bills. The bill will either be sent to the […]

Politico on Obama's Gay Marriage Problem

June 23, 2011 – 11:43 am

Things are red hot in New York today, as Politico reports: The timing of the fundraiser President Barack Obama will attend in New York on Thursday with gay and lesbian supporters couldn’t be any better for supporters of gay marriage — or more awkward for a president conspicuously “evolving” on the issue. Obama won’t — […]

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Former NY Assemblyman on SSM: "Sorry, This Isn't Selma"

June 23, 2011 – 11:04 am

Michael Benjamin, who represented the Bronx in the NY Assembly for eight years, writes in the New York Post that the drive for SSM “isn’t Selma”: Just a week after Gov. Cuomo praised the Legislature for passing “historic” ethics-reform legislation, state senators opposed to enacting a “historic” same-sex marriage law are being courted with promises […]

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Report: Pro-SSM NY Sen. Alesi to Become HRC Spokesman

June 23, 2011 – 9:23 am

The New York morning roundup from City Hall and The Capitol – Thursday, June 23rd: HEARD AROUND TOWN: Jim Alesi, the first Republican senator to say he’ll vote for gay marriage, is going all-in for the cause. Word is he will formally become a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign later this week.

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Video: TFP Finds Overwhelming Support for Marriage in NY

June 22, 2011 – 11:08 pm

A reminder that we are many! Let’s do everything we can to encourage the Senators of New York to protect marriage in this last stretch!

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Stephanie Coontz: Monogamy Doesn't Work for Many Gay Couples

June 22, 2011 – 11:06 pm

In the New York Press: Varied approaches to sexuality is probably the most taboo of the constructs that same-sex couples may import into marriage, and one that Coontz, of the Council on Contemporary Families, approaches very delicately. “I want to be very careful about how this is phrased, but there is a prevalence among some […]

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Is NJ Next?

June 22, 2011 – 10:55 pm

Gov. Christie has vowed to veto a gay marriage bill — but Steve Goldstein is hinting at a fight anyway: No matter what the outcome in New York, neighboring New Jersey will likely be the next new arena for marriage equality. Assemblyman Reed Gusciora (D-Mercer), the state’s only openly gay legislator, introduced a marriage equality […]

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Breaking News: No Gay Marriage Vote Tonight

June 22, 2011 – 9:58 pm

Late-breaking out of Albany, via the AP: New York’s state Senate says a bill to legalize gay marriage won’t be considered Wednesday night. A spokesman said a slew of more mundane but critical bills pushed consideration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s same-sex marriage bill into Thursday at the earliest. The Senate Republican majority plans to debate […]

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CSM: Why Has Gay Marriage Stalled for Days in NY?

June 22, 2011 – 9:46 pm

The gay community appears to be balking at individual exemptions. Nice analysis of the political considerations facing Republicans: New York’s gay marriage law remains stuck in the Republican-controlled state Senate, where legislators are considering the law’s potential impact on religious groups – and, some analysts say, their own political fortunes. … The state law bars […]

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The "Naked Cowboy" Comes Out for Gay Marriage

June 22, 2011 – 9:40 pm

He admits its a publicity stunt to advertise the fact he’ll perform your wedding for you on the streets of New York.

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WaPo Column: "Don't Cater to Bigots"

June 22, 2011 – 3:58 pm

A seminary professor rejects religious liberty protections (in the context of the New York marriage debate) on the grounds the law should not “cater to bigots.” Columns like these raise the question: is the purpose of gay marriage to be able to use the power of government to exclude and marginalize dissenters? Are the negative […]

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NY Mag: "Could a Public Referendum Be the Republicans’ Lifeline?"

June 22, 2011 – 3:06 pm

Chris Smith at New York Magazine: State Senate Republicans are in yet another meeting, with same-sex marriage yet again a main subject. Here’s something to watch for when they finally emerge: a possible push to settle the legalization question through public referendum. Cuomo would never go for it, but the theory is that this move […]

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Update from NY: GOP Conference Meets Privately, No Decision on SSM Yet

June 22, 2011 – 2:00 pm

The New York Post on the latest out of Albany: Tense dueling protests shook the Senate’s marble halls this morning as the chamber’s Republican majority huddled privately over a jam-packed agenda that included a possible vote on gay marriage. … “Once again, we urge you to stand strong for traditional marriage and not put a […]

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Cuomo: NY State (Not Its People) "Entitled to a Vote on This Issue"

June 22, 2011 – 12:39 pm

And no wonder Cuomo wants Albany –not the people– to vote. Our newly-released poll shows a) New Yorkers don’t want Albany deciding this issue, and b) if it was up to them, they’d vote to protect marriage. The governor said Tuesday that he believed “the people are entitled to a vote on this issue.” “It […]

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Rev. Diaz & Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long: "Kill the Bill and Let the People Vote!"

June 22, 2011 – 10:32 am

An op-ed from Sen. Rev. Ruben Diaz and Michael Long, Chairman of the Conservative Party of New York State: Politics is a team sport. The decision of senate Republicans to take up this bill, and thus help enable Governor Cuomo’s goal to pass gay marriage, will affect the way voters across the state view the […]

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