New York State Senate Votes Down Gay Marriage Bill

saltwn · #1 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 03:08 AM

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/ny..._r=1&th&emc=th

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ALBANY — The New York State Senate decisively rejected a bill on Wednesday that would have allowed gay couples to wed, providing a major victory for those who oppose same-sex marriage and underscoring the deep and passionate divisions surrounding the issue.

The 38-to-24 vote startled proponents of the bill and signaled that political momentum, at least right now, had shifted against same-sex marriage, even in heavily Democratic New York. It followed more than a year of lobbying by gay rights organizations, who steered close to $1 million into New York legislative races to boost support for the measure.

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Senators who voted against the measure said the public was gripped by economic anxiety and remained uneasy about changing the state’s definition of marriage.

Yeah right. Like that has anything to do w/ civil rights. There should really be more bigotry while you're already losing your job and home.

dabateman · #2 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 03:15 AM

I don't know what to say. I'm beginning to feel beat, and it is moments like this that make me question if we will ever be treated as equals in this country. There are always "more important" things to do. There are always the supercharged fears created by the religious right machine... I'm beginning to think that no one values fortitude in concert with equal protection anymore.

Yet another sad day.

saltwn · #3 (**permalink**) 12-03-2009, 03:20 AM

Finding a loop hole and suing the pants off discriminatory practices is all I can see that would help. The courts can't stay blind forever. God bless Earl Warren.

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