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Andrew Cuomo’s Marriage Equality Battle Cry
By Michael Boyajian
Same sex marriage advocates have been fighting to advance marriage equality in New York State after the debacle in the state’s senate last year by reaching out to the public, fielding senate candidates and by raising money.
Same Sex Marriage Election Victory
By Michael Boyajian
After the New York State Senate’s failure last year to pass the same sex marriage bill Marriage Equality New York and other LGBT groups vowed to field candidates sympathetic to the measure. The gay community had its first opportunity with a special election in Queens, New York recently for the seat held by disgraced Senator Hiram Monserrate, a vocal opponent of same sex marriage. MENY supported Jose Peralta who handily won the race against Monserrate and a Republican running up huge numbers.
Rising Tide for Same Sex Marriage
By Michael Boyajian
The Fishkill Democratic Committee gathered recently for its monthly meeting and to hear from Didi Barrett who is expected to run against New York State Senator Stephen Saland an opponent of same sex marriage. Didi Barrett is important to the gay community because she is a candidate who has pledged to support same sex marriage and because she is the first of many candidates who will ultimately be running this year in support of marriage equality making it a movement unseen since the days of abolition. After the debacle of same sex marriage in the state senate last year the gay community vowed to field candidates against all those who had opposed the measure.