One more vote.
Only one more vote is needed in the New York Senate to pass legislation recognizing the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian couples in the state, and a vote could happen tomorrow.
Whether or not you live in New York, please visit our friends at New Yorkers United for Marriage to learn more about what you can do.
Today, AFER co-counsel Ted Olson called on conservatives to support the marriage equality legislation:
“Conservatives should support the Governor’s marriage equality bill. Equality under the law, nurturing strong families and religious freedom are bedrock conservative values, and the Governor’s bill promotes them all.
“The bill finally ends the State of New York’s demeaning treatment of gay men and lesbians as second-class citizens unworthy of the institution of civil marriage. It stabilizes and strengthens New York families headed by gay men and lesbians by allowing them to marry, delivering untold benefits to the thousands of children raised by those parents.
“And the bill protects religious freedom by ensuring that religious institutions will not be required to perform marriages contrary to their beliefs.
“As a lifelong Republican and conservative, I support this legislation. New Yorkers who believe in freedom, respect family values and cherish religious liberty should embrace it as well.”
New York is so close to recognizing the rights of gay and lesbian couples and their families, thanks to the strong leadership of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the coordinated efforts of Empire State Pride Agenda, Freedom to Marry, Human Rights Campaign, Log Cabin Republicans and Marriage Equality New York.
This has been an incredible week with AFER’s victory in federal court, and a bankruptcy court ruling the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional. We have a chance to add a victory in New York to that list.
The dark walls of discrimination are crumbling, and crumbling quickly!
Sincerely,
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 Chad Griffin Board President American Foundation for Equal Rights
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P.S. Ted Olson also teamed up with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for an editorial in the New York Daily News about why anything less than full equality inadequate.
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