Gay Marriage Approved by New York Senate

[preciousjeni]

ALBANY — Lawmakers voted late Friday to legalize same-sex marriage, making New York the largest state where gay and lesbian couples will be able to wed, and giving the national gay-rights movement new momentum from the state where it was born.

Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/ny...rk-senate.html

My excitement is tempered by Huffington Post's total screw up! They broke the story and then retracted mysteriously. I'm still not convinced it's officially, but my Facebook people are saying it is!

[Drolefille]

Apparently NPH's boyfriend proposed shortly after this.


I have a lot of NPH gifs O.o

[HannahXO]

It's legit!! Just has to be signed by the governor, but that shouldn't be an issue.

Yay for progress and equality!

I was reading a CNN article this morning about Google's logo for pride, and the comments were really disheartening as far as the amount of homophobia and outright hatred that people still harbor. The more steps like this we take, and the sooner our kids will earn about discrimination based on sexual orientation the same way we learned about segregation and civil rights (Our society really did that?? what were we thinking??)

I have numerous LGBT friends and family, and am a proud ally well done NY!

[Drolefille]

^^ Never read the comments. It makes you want to harm someone

[HannahXO]

Originally Posted by Drolefille

^^ Never read the comments. It makes you want to harm someone

I know, I should know better! Comments sections are like bait for all of the crazies

[Senusret I]

[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"

[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.

[KSUViolet06]

Good for NY.

I'm a moderate and a Christian, so I have friends with different political views on this.

When the news broke, there are a variety of reactions on my feeds/timelines.

I defriended any homophobes on sight.

So ridiculous. In my book, you cannot love/serve Jesus and be a homophobe. THat's like saying you love Jesus and hate black people.

[sceniczip]

Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Good for NY.

I'm a moderate and a Christian, so I have friends with different political views on this.

When the news broke, there are a variety of reactions on my feeds/timelines.

I defriended any homophobes on sight.

So ridiculous. In my book, you cannot love/serve Jesus and be a homophobe. THat's like saying you love Jesus and hate black people.

I wish the people who are super religious and judgmental would understand this! What's that whole thing about let he who is without sin cast the first stone?

[IrishLake]

Awesome news!!!!!

[HannahXO]

Anddd it's signed!

[Munchkin03]

Originally Posted by preciousjeni

My excitement is tempered by Huffington Post's total screw up! They broke the story and then retracted mysteriously. I'm still not convinced it's officially, but my Facebook people are saying it is!

Some news sources started announcing that it had passed when the religious exception amendment to the bill passed. Once that was passed, it was assured that the Marriage Equality bill was going to pass as well.

I was out last night and the celebration was pretty intense--in part because it's Pride weekend here in NYC and a lot of people are out partying anyway. Lady Gaga's "Born this Way" was blasting out of cars and apartments, and people who knew were psyched.