Tag Archives: New York state

“Bloomberg’s speech today amounted to hollow words. He is the sole reason that Republicans are in the majority in the NYS Senate as he has propped them up literally with MILLIONS of dollars in just the last several years. And he has repeatedly said that he will NOT stop donating to Senators who oppose marriage equality–who also happen to be …

“In talking to state legislators who do not yet support marriage equality, I can sense that many of them are searching their souls for answers – and they are torn. Like all of us, they have friends and family and colleagues who are gay and lesbian. They know gay and lesbian couples who are deeply in love with each other …

From an open letter to NY Sen. Tom Libious: Dear Cousin Tom… I read online the other day that you’re co-sponsoring a bill to declare null and void (according to NY State Law) gay marriages that are performed in other states. I can only assume that some of your constituents may have persuaded you to vote against gay marriage previously. …

Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul, who supports same-sex marriage and the repeal of DADT, last night won the special election to replace Rep. Chris Lee (R), who resigned earlier this year after being exposed for cruising Craigslist for women other than his wife. The election largely turned on the GOP’s campaign to dismantle Medicare. “Today, the Republican plan to end …

“Like many who heard about the prediction that a Biblical rapture world come upon us yesterday, I used the occasion to reflect upon my life. The rapture prediction put many of us in mind of our final judgment. Since no rapture took place and we are here continuing with our lives, I take from this a rededication to devoting myself …

Queerty writes: We criticized the NYC pro-equality ads featuring two milquetoast lesbians as failing to meet the emotional pitch and engagement of their “queers will turn all kids and churches gay” ad. Well, this week NOM delivered totally predictable mailers with more of the same blather, but we thought, “Why not take off the kid gloves and aggressively respond with …

New York’s same-sex marriage movement leads City Hall News‘ list of this week’s “losers.” New Yorkers United for Marriage — The coalition working so hard to pass a gay marriage bill has spent major money trying to flip Republican Senate votes. But with weeks left to go in the session, all their celebrity endorsements will pale against the reality that …

Yesterday the New York Times profiled Michael R. Long, the head of the New York Conservative Party and the man they charge with almost single-handedly blocking same-sex marriage. “In order to get the endorsement of the Conservative Party, one of the deal breakers is traditional marriage,” Mr. Long said in an interview last week. “You say ‘I’m not for traditional …

New York GOP state Sen. Marty Golden today quietly introduced a bill that would “void” out of state same-sex marriages. In 2008, then Gov. David Paterson issued an executive order that New York state recognize gay marriages from other jurisdictions. Anti-gay groups sued, but courts upheld Paterson’s order, which would apparently be undone by Golden’s bill. Democrats react: Senate Democratic …

Gay City News reports that NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn visited Albany yesterday to personally lobby GOP state Senators on same-sex marriage. “Today I’ve been spending time talking to Republican senators,” Bloomberg said. “I’ve been reminding them marriage equality is entirely consistent with the GOP’s core values of promoting limited government and individual liberty.” Bloomberg …

New York GOP state Sen. Mark Grisanti now says that he will definitely vote against same-sex marriage. Grisanti was considered one of the “moveable” Republicans in the state Senate. Capitol Tonight reports: Grisanti represents one of the most Democrat-dominated districts in the state. He ousted a “yes” voter on marriage, former Democratic Sen. Antoine Thompson, in last year’s elections. Grisanti’s …

Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman today published an op-ed piece in the New York Daily News explaining why civil unions are an unacceptable compromise in the marriage equality battle. Olson, as you doubtlessly know, was the co-lead attorney in the battle to overturn Prop 8. An excerpt from today’s essay: A civil …

Here’s the latest anti-gay radio ad from the New York Family Research Foundation, which features gunshots and explosions. Cuz them gays are gonna shoot up marriage! Or something!(Via – Towleroad)

The maker of this clip follows the Fox report with some photos from the slideshow I posted last night. It’s interesting that Fox describes the crowd as only numbering in the hundreds, when most media outlets reported attendance at around 2500. (Tipped by JMG reader Andy)

And the crowd goes wild!(Video by Andres Duque at Blabbeando)