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Anti-gay NOM pledges another $2 million to promote bigotry across New York state
Following passage of the Marriage Equality Act in the New York state legislature on Friday, the anti-gay National Organization for Marriage (NOM) announced last night that it would commit another $2 million to spreading hate and bigotry across the Empire State.
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Stonewall celebrates passage of marriage equality in New York (Video)
Thousands gathered in the street and inside Stonewall on Friday night, the site of the birth of the day rights movement, to celebrate the passage of marriage equality in New York.
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Christine Quinn: ‘This is a monumental occasion for myself, my family, and the LGBT community’
This is a monumental occasion for myself, my family, and the LGBT community. Today true equality is closer than ever.
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HRC: ‘Victory sends a message that marriage equality across the country will be a reality very soon’
Update: Gov. Andew Cuomo signs the Marriage Equality Act just hours after Senate’s passage. Story here. Update: Complete coverage on marriage equality vote here. Statement from the Human Rights Campaign: In a history making, bipartisan vote, the New York Senate today passed a widely popular marriage equality bill after the most aggressive state legislative campaign […]
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Replay: New York state Senate votes on marriage equality (Video)
Update: As of 9:00 p.m. ET, the Senate is on a 15 minute break. When the Senate reconvenes, the marriage equality bill — Senate Bill 5857 — is expected to come out of the Rules Committee for a vote. Watch a live stream of the vote here.
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History unfolding as New York state Senate nears vote on marriage equality
Gay rights advocates from around the nation are watching and waiting on the New York state Senate to call for a vote on marriage equality tonight.
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Keith Olbermann makes the case — morally and politically — for same-sex marriage
While we wait for the New York state Senate to call a vote on marriage equality, here’s Keith Olbermann’s commentary from Thursday, where he makes a strong and clear case — morally and politically — for same-sex marriage in New York and beyond.
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Skelos: ‘same-sex marriage legislation will be brought to the full Senate for an up or down vote’
After many hours of deliberation and discussion over the past several weeks among the members, it has been decided that same sex marriage legislation will be brought to the full Senate for an up or down vote.
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Sources: Cuomo, legislative leaders agree on religious exemptions in marriage bill
The question still remains — will the New York state Senate bring the marriage equality bill to the floor for a vote? The New York Times reports: The Cuomo administration and legislative leaders have reached agreement on language to protect religious institutions from obligations to recognize same-sex marriage, two people involved in the negotiations said […]
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Obama: ‘Gay couples deserve the same legal rights as every other couple’ (Video)
President Barack Obama on Thursday evening told hundreds of supporters at his first ever fundraising event targeted to gay donors, that “we are all created equal” — but stopped short of endorsing marriage equality for same-sex couples.