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NY Is a Single Vote Shy of Legalizing Gay Marriage

If passed, New York will be largest state to allow same-sex marriage

By Evann Gastaldo,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 15, 2011 8:44 AM CDT

(Newser) – New York is thisclose to legalizing same-sex marriage, and if the bill comes to the Senate floor Friday, many expect it to pass. Two Republican state senators declared support for the measure this week, leaving it just one vote shy of passage, the New York Times reports. Gov. Andrew Cuomo formally introduced the bill yesterday, indicating his confidence in its victory; if it passes, New York would be the sixth and largest state in the US to allow gay marriage.

But, though the proposal includes provisions exempting religious institutions from performing or providing facilities for gay weddings, the state’s top Roman Catholic leader is still unhappy about it: In a strong statement, he compared the situation to something that might happen in China or North Korea, where the “government presumes daily to ‘redefine’ rights, relationships, values, and natural law.” Click for more on the state’s Conservative Party chairman, who also strongly opposes the legislation.

Andrew Chapin of New York holds a sign during a rally outside the Capitol in Albany, NY, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
Andrew Chapin of New York holds a sign during a rally outside the Capitol in Albany, NY, Tuesday, April 28, 2009.   (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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brawne
Jun 16, 2011 12:25 AM CDT
Personally, I could give a rat's ass.  Marry, do whatever--who cares?  Now you gotta get divorced instead of just getting a Uhaul.  Goody.  And cause you wanted health insurance.  Don't ever forget that this isn't about marriage--it's about health insurance, one payment to the country club--all the shit that you get when you're married.  What--you think gay people want a ceremony and a band?  No--it's about my ass on your health insurance.  Oddly enough conservatives could thwart the corrupting influence of gays marrying by thinking about universal health care.  But once all gays get to be married they will happily buy their own insurance.  Only thing worse than no healthcare is married.
dann0
Jun 16, 2011 12:07 AM CDT
The Roman Catholic leaders feel the same way about protestant weddings - just try to book your local catholic cathedral - or even rec room for a male/female wedding celebration.  
b3nt1ey
Jun 15, 2011 9:41 PM CDT
HAHAHAHA. Yeah, the Catholics nailed it again. Same-sex marriage is the equivalent of human rights abuses in China and North Korea.

 
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