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NOM's Brian Brown Threatens NY GOP for supporting Marriage Equality

After their huge defeat in New York, NOM's president Brian Brown vows vengeance against the GOP senators who supported gay marriage.

See here in their press release:

The National Organization for Marriage’s (NOM<http://www.nationformarriage.org/>) president, Brian Brown doubled his previous pledge, promising to commit "at least $2 million" in elections in 2012 to make sure Republicans understand that voting for gay marriage has consequences:



“The Republican party has torn up its contract with the voters who trusted them in order to facilitate Andrew Cuomo’s bid to be president of the U.S. Selling out your principles to get elected is wrong. Selling out your principles to get the other guy elected is just plain dumb.


Gay marriage has consequences for the next generation, for parents, and for religious people, institutions and small business owners. Politicians who campaign one way on marriage, and then vote the other, need to understand: betraying and misleading voters has consequences, too. We are not giving up, we will continue to fight to protect marriage in New York, as we are actively doing in New Hampshire and Iowa.”


NOM’s pledge to commit at least $2 million in the 2012 elections to hold politicians accountable for their vote includes independent expenditures as well as through NOM PAC New York.
These haters are ridic. 2 million dollars? They could actually do some real 'Christian' work with that money like: feeding the homeless, helping schools stay afloat or send kids who can't afford college to school. But no, they want to keep the legacy of hate alive. Bastards!
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WATCH: The NY Gay Marriage Saga

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NOM Tweets their Loss in New York

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New York Has Marriage Equality!

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Today, On the 'NY Gay Marriage Vote'...

Majority Leader Dean Skelos

Here's an update the mini-series known as NY Gay Marriage.

From the NY Times


Frustrations flared in the Capitol on Friday as Democratic lawmakers and gay rights advocates suggested that the Republicans in the State Senate were deliberately delaying a vote on whether to legalize same-sex marriage in New York.

It was a marked change of tone from proponents of gay marriage, and it seemed to indicate that their collaborative relationship with the Republicans, in whose hands the fate of the measure rests, had begun to fray.

“It’s outrageous,” said State Senator Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrat. “We were sent home last night without really any explanation.”

But Thomas W. Libous, the Senate Republican deputy majority leader, said that negotiations were on track and that he expected votes on most issues early Friday afternoon. Asked whether gay marriage could be voted on Friday, Mr. Libous said yes.



“Nobody wants to stay here tomorrow,” he said.

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WATCH: Anderson Cooper discuss the New York Gay Marriage Vote

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Could the NY Gay Marriage Vote happen in a few Hours?

The NY gay marriage could happen today. On Sunday, I received word from a lobbyist in New York that today could be the day. Maybe they are  right? Here's more:


State legislative leaders said Wednesday afternoon there are no major obstacles to a vote on whether to legalize gay marriage.


Democrats and Republicans emerged from meetings with Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and said there is progress toward proposed additional religious protections that could bring a gay marriage bill to the Senate floor for a vote as early as Wednesday night. No deal had been struck as of Wednesday afternoon.


More protection for religious organizations such as adoption agencies and marriage counselors is sought by undecided Republican senators who are key to the vote.


Currently, the Senate appears to be one vote shy of making New York the sixth state where gay marriage is legal. It's viewed as a critical moment in the national gay rights movement.
Fingers Crossed.

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Big New York Gay Marriage Rally in Albany

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The Rundown on New York's Gay Marriage Battle

So much is going down in New York, y'all!

This morning folks gathered in the lobby singing and shouting up a storm.


However, there was a stalemate inside the chamber. It seems that no one can get a vote to go either way.

Here's more from The Advocate

No additional exemptions language had been announced as of Monday morning, but insiders said it would likely be presented in a chapter amendment that would need to pass separately from the bill. The chapter amendment would also require approval from the Democratic-controlled Assembly, which passed the marriage equality bill for the fourth time last week. The bill failed in the Senate in 2009.

Public pressure for the Senate to pass the bill continued to mount over the weekend. Hundreds rallied in Union Square in Manhattan Sunday while clergy members and congregants statewide rallied after religious services.

Meanwhile, opponents of the marriage equality bill announced they would present Republican state senators with 63,000 petitions against the bill in the state capital Monday. Maggie Gallagher and Brian Brown of the National Organization for Marriage are expected in Albany in the afternoon with former New York Giants player David Tyree, who recorded a video against the marriage equality bill.

The legislative session, although officially scheduled to end Monday, could extend into the week because of unfinished business including the marriage equality bill and other significant items.
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In New York: No Gay Marriage Vote until Next Week?

The marriage equality vote in New York is taking a different turn. It seems that the Senate Republicans can't get the process done.


State Senate Republican leader Dean Skelos says there's still no decision on the bill to legalize gay marriage in New York that passed the Assembly on Wednesday.


He spoke as he emerged from another private GOP meeting on the issue, this time with New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Republican Sen. Martin Golden of Brooklyn says the collapse of a deal to extend New York City rent control regulations late Wednesday night has complicated the gay marriage issue.
Golden says Thursday he still expects the marriage bill to get to the Senate floor for a vote, but that may not happen this week and could be Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday of next week.
Hopefully, they can get this done! New York is too close for marriage equality. The Repubs need to be on the right side of history for once.

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WATCH: Lawrence O'Donnell talks about New York Marriage Equality

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New York moves closer to Marriage Equality

Yesterday, key senators move in favor of Gay marriage. At one point, they were against it, now they have changed their minds.

Three wavering Democratic lawmakers in the State Senate on Monday announced that they now support the legalization of same-sex marriage in New York, marking a potential turning point for the long-debated measure.


Within an hour of the announcement by the three Democrats, a Republican senator said that he, too, is open to supporting same-sex marriage.


“If the bill comes to the floor the way that I would like to see it, I will support it,” Senator James S. Alesi, a Monroe County Republican, said before going into a meeting with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. Mr. Alesi did not elaborate.


The three Democratic senators — Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. and Shirley L. Huntley of Queens and Carl Kruger of Brooklyn — all voted against the measure in 2009, when it failed by a wide margin. Their switch to the yes column leaves all but one Senate Democrat supporting same-sex marriage — and the fate of the legislation in the hands of the Republican majority in the chamber. 
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Also in the same day, Sen. Ruben Diaz leaves the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus because they are supporting marriage equality.
Here is his little letter
Letter to Caucus From Sen Diaz
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Latino Elected Leaders unite for Gay Marriage in New York

Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez

The support for gay marriage in New York is amazing! Yesterday Latino elected leaders came together to send a message... Make gay marriage legal!


From NY1



Many of New York's Latino elected officials rallied on the steps of City Hall for marriage equality Wednesday.
They called on the state Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo to act immediately to pass same-sex marriage legislation.


They said it is a matter of civil rights and social justice.


"We are here as proud Latinos to say those who claim our culture is against same-sex marriage, they do not. They do not speak for me, and they do not speak for us," said Brooklyn-Queens-Manhattan Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez.


A poll conducted last month by the Siena Research Institute found 55 percent of Latino voters support marriage equality and 41 percent are opposed.

You can't deny it, New York wants gay marriage!

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People in the Bronx Rally for Gay Marriage

Apparently, Sen. Ruben Diaz don't know his people. Many gathered in support of Gay Marriage a few days ago.

News 12 in the Bronx covered the story


Here's more news

Joined by elected officials and organizations including members of the New Yorkers United for Marriage coalition, local activists will gather at the Bronx Borough Courthouse in the South Bronx on Friday afternoon to present a different face of the borough. They note that of the six state senators who represent the Bronx, five of them support marriage equality, and three are Latino, representing half of the six-member Puerto Rican and Latino Caucus in the state senate.


“The Bronx is united, and the Bronx is united for marriage, not against marriage,” said Dirk McCall, a spokesman for the newly formed Bronx Rainbow Independent Democratic Association, which is organizing the press conference with Marriage Equality New York. “We want people to know that his rally doesn’t speak for the Bronx. This is the true Bronx coming out today.”


Indeed, recent surveys suggest that Díaz holds the less popular opinion in the Bronx, a borough where 52% of the population identifies as Hispanic or Latino, according to the U.S. Census. A Siena poll from May, which found that a majority of voters statewide support marriage equality, found that among Hispanics and Latinos, support stood at 55% compared to 41% opposed. According to a Williams Institute study, more same-sex couples are raising families in the Bronx than any other borough, adding local urgency to the marriage push.
There will be a pro gay marriage march in August

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WATCH: Democrat Kathy Hochul wins the GOP House seat in New York

These two clips cover the interesting story of how Kathy took one of the strongest GOP seats in the nation.

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African-American, Latino and Asian Leaders come together for Gay Marriage in New York

Julian Bond is featured in the letter


A strong group of African-American, Latino and Asian leaders have joined together to fight for marriage equality in New York.

They have presented a letter to legislators, urging them to support same-sex marriage in the state.

Please read
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Gay Marriage Drama Attacks New York

Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell has re-introduced the NY gay marriage bill yesterday (see the bill here). And at the same time, haters have received national funding to stop this. In fact, NOM is throwing in big dollars into the fight.

In their blog, they post:


“It’s become quite clear in recent days in New York that Governor Cuomo and same-sex marriage advocates are targeting a select number of Democrat state Senators, as well as some Republicans in their desperate attempt to coerce legislators to support their agenda,” said Brian Brown, President of NOM.  “We want to be sure those courageous Democrats and Republicans who cast their vote of conscience in favor of traditional marriage will have a strong supporter if the radical gay activists come after them in their next election.”


"In Maryland and Rhode Island we just won great victories for marriage.  Our opponents tried to claim that same-sex marriage was inevitable in both of those states.  They were wrong,” said Brian Brown, NOM’s president.  “Once our message got out and legislators heard from their constituents, same-sex marriage was stopped dead in its tracks.  We expect the same to happen in New York."
The gay marriage battle in New York should be a historic one. I can't wait to see how the people of NY welcome Gay Marriage in their state. Yes, I'm predicting the future, but I gotta dream big.

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New York, get ready for "Mayday For Marriage"!

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Fight Back NY comes for Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr.

Fight Back NY is in attack mode and they're coming for Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr.

This man is fierce hater on gay rights and has led many battles against the New York LGBT community. Now, Fight Back NY has their weapons ready; starting with a top 10 list of Ruben's ugly past and dealings.

"10 Truths About Ruben"
1. Ruben Diaz was investigated by the FBI
2. He was arrested for possession of heroin and marijuana
3. Ruben Diaz was only member of the New York Senate to vote against the ethics reform bill
4. He was the only Democrat in the New York Senate to vote to shut down the state government
5. Ruben Diaz refused to meet with his own constituents
6. He compared the use of stem cells for medical research to the Nazis using “the ashes of the Jews to make bars of soap.”
7. Ruben Diaz appropriated monies totaling $250,000 to an organization he founded, the Christian Community Benevolent Association
8. He also appropriated monies totaling $1,120,000 to the Hispanic Federation, of which the Christian Community Benevolent Association is a part (see #7)
9. Ruben Diaz defended former Sen. Hiram Monserrate, who was expelled from the Senate due to a conviction for misdemeanor assault against his girlfriend
10. Ruben Diaz and three other Democrats refused to support the Majority Leader, only to change their minds after he "offered them perks and committee chairmanships."


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