Gay Marriage Approved by New York Senate

[aephi alum]

Originally Posted by PiKA2001

It's kind of sad that this is news. I had some friends over who were checking on this while they were over and I was telling them that same-sex marriage should be a given, not something that people have to vote on to "allow"

Absofragginglutely.

I live in Connecticut, where same-sex marriage has been legal for a few years now. I'm glad to see New York has legalized same-sex marriage (though doesn't the governor still have to sign the bill? I'm not sure). I'm married to a man (and have been for nearly 12 years) but I'm glad I live in a state where, if I had happened to fall in love with a woman, I could marry her.

Sad story: Last fall, a lesbian couple joined our synagogue. One of the women had given birth to two boys, and they were of an age to be enrolled in religious school. The other woman had just had a baby girl. They had a baby naming for her, and they had a renewal of vows - from their perspective a renewal of their civil union vows, and from Hartford's perspective, their marriage. But they've left the congregation ... I believe it was because of anti-same-sex sentiments.

[Tulip86]

Originally Posted by aephi alum

Absofragginglutely.

I live in Connecticut, where same-sex marriage has been legal for a few years now. I'm glad to see New York has legalized same-sex marriage (though doesn't the governor still have to sign the bill? I'm not sure). I'm married to a man (and have been for nearly 12 years) but I'm glad I live in a state where, if I had happened to fall in love with a woman, I could marry her.

I currently live in the Netherlands, the first country in the world to legalize it (10 years ago this year). Most people here genuinely don't care or are smart enough not to say anything. If dominantly religious countries like Spain, Argentina and Mexico can support gay marriage, why can't the U.S.?

[DSTRen13]

Originally Posted by Tulip86

If dominantly religious countries like Spain, Argentina and Mexico can support gay marriage, why can't the U.S.?

Judging by the people I know, it's because way too many people in this country can't seem to understand that legal marriage and religious marriage are not the same thing. They have been convinced (by their pastors, by conservative news media, by their own prejudices, etc.) that legalizing gay marriage means their churches will be forced to do the same.