There are only days left in the legislative session in New York and there is some good news on this front in the battle for marriage equality. First, two GOP Senators - who previously voted no and were on the undecided list this time around - announced that they will be voting yes. They, plus all but one Senate Democrats (the one being the despicable Ruben Diaz) brings the total yea votes up to 31 of the needed 32. Second, Governor Cuomo introduced the marriage equality bill into the Senate today.
It seems like it was not to long ago that this bill was thought to have been dead-on-arrival into the Senate. It seemed as though what happened in Maryland this year would repeat itself in new York: a relatively sure thing going belly-up. All of that despite a massive coalition of pro-equality groups coming together to get this bill passed. There is of course still the chance that the last needed vote will not materialize, but I know that I (and many many others) am hopeful that it will. Since it has already passed the House and the Governor campaigned on signing a marriage equality bill, the Senate is, yet again, the final hurdle. Cross your fingers everyone...
Also, I really don't think any of us wants to hear the likes of Maggie Gallagher and Tony Perkins if the measure fails.
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