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New York Leads the Way

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has officially weighed in on DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act.  Schneiderman filed a friend of the court brief in opposition to the law, which creates a federal definition of marriage.

The state of New York has long recognized out-of-state, same-sex marriages and the enactment of the Marriage Equality Act further cements our state’s position on this critical civil rights issue. My office will fight every day to defend the fundamental guarantee of

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Pride Parade!

Pride Parade Photos from Jon Reznick on Vimeo.

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Marriage Equality: We Did It.

When Kim called to tell me that we had word from Albany that State Senators Addabbo, Huntley, and Kruger were switching their 2009 “No” votes to “Yes”es on marriage equality, I couldn’t believe it. Then she told me that it was going to come to a vote, and the Governor’s office actually thought it had a decent chance of passing — and that was when I knew that all of the hard work we had put into fighting for marriage… Read More

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Obama Speaks About New York Marriage Equality Debate

What do you think about Obama’s stance on this?

OBAMA: Part of the reason that DOMA doesn’t make sense is that traditionally marriage has been decided by the states and right now, I understand there is a little debate going on here in New York about whether to join five other states and DC in allowing civil marriage for gay couples. And I want to say that under the leadership of Governor Cuomo, with the support of Democrats and Republicans,

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Rally for Love and Marriage, Tuesday in Albany

via the Facebook Event

There are a number of issues still to be resolved in Albany, which means the Legislature will be staying beyond today’s June 20th deadline.

We are heartened that there continues to be respectful and productive dialogue on the issue of marriage equality and believe we are getting close to a vote on the Governor’s marriage bill.

New Yorkers United for Marriage asks you to join us at a Rally for Love and Marriage tomorrow –Tuesday

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Action is HOT

Update from the SEIU phone bank.
We filled up all of the State Senators’ voicemail and are now directing people to call in tomorrow during the day.

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