Former President Bill Clinton came out in favor of same-sex marriage in New York. And according to the Human Rights Campaign, daughter Chelsea Clinton is doing phone-banking in favor of marriage equality in the Empire State.
Democatic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made marriage equality a top priority of the current legislative session in New York after two other states, Maryland and Rhode Island, failed to enact similar legislation this year.
Cuomo now has the support of Clinton, according to the Wall Street Journal. On Tuesday, Cuomo said he expects the measure to pass before the end of the session in June. Today, he backtracked and said that he won’t press for a vote unless he has the votes in the state Senate.
To change the votes of a handful of Republican Senators who voted against the measure last session, Cuomo is traveling around the state asking residents to put pressure on legislators.
In 2009, same-sex marriage passed the Assembly in New York but failed to pass the Senate.
The hate group National Organization for Marriage has sent $500,000 to the state to derail the legislation. They have also pledged $1 million to campaign against legislators who vote for it, according to the Capital Tonight. The site comments that the ad was not made specifically for New York since the announcer has a distinct Southern accent. The TV ad uses scare tactics that imply that legalizing same-sex marriage requires children to be taught about homosexuality in school.
The bill to legalize same-sex marriage was introduced in the Assembly on Tuesdasy by Assemblyman Daniel O’Donnell, Rosie O’Donnell’s gay brother.
No Bill Clinton Why? Gosh you were the one where the country was doing so good before you left! Okay, I’ll let him slide on this one.
First of all preppy or whoever choose your battles wisley because not you congress or anyone else is going to tell me who i can care for and love for the rest of my life.Last time i checked my birth certificate i was the only one who came out my moms vajj.I guess you agree with divorce too,from my calculations you have no idea what real love is period.If im sharing food funds and a bed with my girlfriend and taking care of her child when his sorry drug dealer of a father wont,you telling me i cant marry her and have the same benefits as a hetersexual couple please MY SON needs health care thats right MY SON i might not have helped in his creation but he loves me more than he loves his father cause i take care of him and her so screw you and your boyfriend/husband see you on divorgce court.Jealous is a terrible thang………
And let me clarify this once and for all dont get it twisted ladies,lesbians do not find all woman attractive and niether do we look at all woman like men do so watch how you react when you see a real lesbian dyke watever you want to call us some of you women are so busted and disgusting i wouldnt touch you if i was a man let alone a womenget your mind right and learn to love yourself instead of settling for less and to the ones who marry men cause they have money does that nightime ass whooppin justify his love for you………oh yeah he has money so thats why you stay cause he has money and takes care of you LOW SELFESTEEM is wat i call that