New Yorkers for Marriage Equality
It’s time to STAND UP and SPEAK OUT for New York Marriage Equality. Go to http://newyorkequality.com and contact your State Senator - then twitter why you did with hashtag #nyequality
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2009

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

 
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality State Senate expected to vote on Marriage Equality, S. 4401, TODAY. Make the call before it's too late: http://tools.advomatic.com/24/nyequality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality Live in SE Bronx (Hunts Point, Soundview, Parkchester, etc.)? Call your senator now to change his mind! Senator Diaz Sr. has gay family members and staff, yet rallies against their rights. Time to call: http://tools.advomatic.com/24/nyequality

Source: www.nytimes.com
For those fighting to expand gay rights, State Senator Rubén Díaz Sr. represents the most unpredictable of foes.
James F Forster
James F Forster
You are not going to change his mind. He has to be voted out of office.
about an hour ago
Jeffrey Marx
Jeffrey Marx
yeah that guy is super sucktown. when is the next election for him? i wanna donate all my money to whoever is running against him.
58 minutes ago
Terry Randazzo
Terry Randazzo
Yeah, and nice hat, Ruben. He should be voted out of office just for that. Homophobic jerk, hiding behind his "religion"....
31 minutes ago
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality MUST WATCH: Speaker Quinn calls the Senate to vote for ME and is almost in tears: "This
is literally a moment where people can stand up and say that
everybody's family matters. That everybody's home is a blessed place,
and that everybody has the same rights. You don't get a lot of times in
life when you get to do that."

Source: www.youtube.com
At a press conference on November 9th, Speaker Christine C. Quinn was asked about the gay marriage bill that was put on the agenda for a vote by the New York State Senate.
Robert
Robert
New York is too amazing of a place not to offer equality to all.
10 hours ago
Bambi Kleehamer
Bambi Kleehamer
well said...
2 hours ago
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality Need more motivation to make the call? Even the NY Times doesn't know how the vote will turnout, every last call will make a difference. Go to http://nyequality.com now to make the call

Source: www.nytimes.com
After an upset in Maine, gay rights advocates and their opponents are looking to New York, where it was unclear whether the Senate would pass the measure.
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality VOTE HAPPENING TOMORROW! Make another call and send another letter before it's too late. Send this link to all your fellow New Yorkers and ask them to do the same. We can't pass marriage equality just by commiserating on Facebook, but it's a start. (Some Senators are "fans" of this page)

Source: www.newyorkequality.com
Use our tools to quickly and easily contact your State Senator
Millie Paparounis
Millie Paparounis
Yea, and I know a senator.
Yesterday at 3:37pm
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality Victories in WA State and Kalamazoo, MI for gay rights. Not so much in Maine, but don't get defeated. Pam Spaulding writes: "Because I refuse to view last night as a loss. Any time that we can
stand up and fight and educate people about our rights is never a loss." Rest of the post is a MUST READ.

Source: www.pamshouseblend.com
Last night, while we did not get all that we wanted in Maine, it was very close. In these votes over marriage equality, the opposition may have crossed the finishing line before we did 31 times but every time we get just a little closer.
Dan Jacoby
Dan Jacoby
I grew up in Kalamazoo; it was a relief to see that they haven't gone too far downhill since I left.
November 4 at 6:42pm
Niall Kirby
Niall Kirby
I agre 100% Tax the churches and get back to the protests of the 60's, being nice gets us nowhere. Lars, you hit it right on the head.
Sat at 10:58am
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality It's election day here in New York for local races (and the 23rd Congressional District), but we'll be paying close attention to Question 1 in Maine and Referendum 71 in Washington State, where challenges to marriage equality are going to a vote. We'll post results as they come in.

November 3 at 2:22pm
Jeanne
Jeanne
Don't forget to call anyone/everyone you know in ME to vote No on 1, if you haven't already done it.
November 3 at 3:26pm
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality One of our alliance members, MENY, is organizing a rally at the State Capitol in Albany on the day of the vote. Sign up and show the State Senate that we won't wait for equality

NYS Senate to vote on marriage equality bill
Location:Capital Building, Albany, NY (meeting at Crown Plaza Hotel at 9am)
Time:7:00AM Tuesday, November 10th
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality Good News: Governor Paterson announced last night that special session has been pushed back and will begin on November 10th (not this week as originally though). We've got two whole weeks to pressure our Senators w/ letters and calls on NewYorkEquality.com. Click the link to send your own letter.

Source: www.newyorkequality.com
New York for Marriage Equality
Karen
Karen
This link has a helpful template letter that anyone can use.

http://www.nycbar.org/TakeAction.htm
October 29 at 12:01pm
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality We are nearing 7000 fans, help us get there as we head into a crucial weekend before next week's expected vote. Suggest this page (link under our profile picture) to 5 friends and ask them to visit http://newyorkequality.com to send letters and make calls.

October 22 at 3:26pm
Claire Richter
Claire Richter
...so close, and yet so far...
October 24 at 8:23pm
Karen Mitchell
Karen Mitchell
Man....I hope they're not going to get our hopes up again ....for nothing...this is getting tiredsome..
October 29 at 1:51pm
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality A well-known conservative may have just called gay marriage "inevitable," but that doesn't mean we have to wait for it to happen. Visit http://newyorkequality.com to tell your State Senator you don't want to wait for you (or your LGBT friends) to have equality!

Source: www.observer.com
Ross Douthat, conservative op-ed columnist for the New York Times, was made visibly uncomfortable for a moment while onstage last night at the New School's Tishman auditorium. Having sailed through a discussion titled
Brian Fleischer
Brian Fleischer
Best case made for gay marriage by an opponent of gay marriage that I've ever seen. Well done, Mr. Douhat!
October 22 at 12:27pm
Savark
Savark
They could have gone to stonewall, it's not even a gay bar anymore. It's become a straight, overpriced, tourist trap. I'm very bitter about how the neighborhood has changed. Too many strollers not enough sidewalk but don't get me started.
October 22 at 5:14pm
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality Quinn was right - vote expected NEXT WEEK!

Source: gothamist.com
Uber-popular Gov. Paterson is not only pushing ahead with his fat tax, he's also bringing the same-sex marriage bill back to the Legislature in next week's special session, which will deal with unresolved bills and other matters that were tabled in the midst of the summer coup. ...
James F Forster
James F Forster
The Governor knows that we deserve a vote - one way or the other! I give him a lot of credit!
October 21 at 2:10pm
Brian Fleischer
Brian Fleischer
No question the Governor should be commended for pushing for what's right on gay marriage. The reasonable skepticism, however, stems from the fact that he does not appear to have the political muscle or recognized moral authority to actually make it happen. I'll keep hope alive, though.
October 21 at 2:35pm
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality Need something to get you fired up for Marriage Equality? - just try to watch this video from ME and not get teared up, simply amazing!

Source: www.youtube.com
Testimony given for and against Maine's marriage equality bill on April 22, 2009. Nearly 4,000 people attended the hearing, with marriage equality supporters out-numbering the opposition 4 to 1.
Maria L Ansley
Maria L Ansley
A real man.
October 20 at 3:39pm
Victor Alex Francisco
October 20 at 8:28pm
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality And...we're back! Elected officials and major LGBT organizations think a NY Senate vote is coming soon. Time to get everyone you know involved in this fight. Suggest this page to at least 5 friends in New York and remember what we chanted during the march "Gay, Straight, Black, White, Marriage is a Civil Right!"

Source: www.washblade.com
New York officials who participated in the National Equality March said a crucial vote on same-sex marriage for the Empire State could happen in the near future. Christine Quinn, a lesbian and the New York City Council’s speaker, told the Blade before her Sunday speech that she expects a marriage v...
Sean
Sean
I sent it to 6 friends. Btw people, hand written letters to your reps is the best way to get anything done.
October 20 at 11:47am
New Yorkers for Marriage Equality

New Yorkers for Marriage Equality Didn't make it to last weekend's march? We put together this video of all the inspirational signs including a 6 year old walking with his parents holding a sign that says "I love my 2 gay Dads!" (Go to 2:25 in the video to see it.)

What did your sign say? If you didn't make it there, what would your sign have said?

Source: www.youtube.com
Members of the Manhattan Young Democrats traveled to DC for the National Equality March. An estimated 200,000 people participated in the March. Even more amazing than the size of the crowds were all of the witty signs. ...
Jennifer Ortiz
Jennifer Ortiz
I was there and my sign said "The time for freedom, the time for justice and the time for equality is ALWAYS RIGHT NOW!! -The Great Debaters" And my sister's sign said Love not H8.
October 16 at 10:56am