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New York state Assembly approves gay marriage bill
The Assembly voted late Wednesday the state to legalize gay marriage, but Senate leaders have not agreed yet to allow a vote on the bill.Before helping to draft law 80 to 63, Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, D-Ithaca, gave an impassioned speech in the House of his brother, a gay man who died of AIDS in 1994 at age 37.”The more I thought about my brother, I did not know how I dare, how dare any of us believe that we are entitled to all rights, full equality, to someone like my brother, who was certainly a much better than me, “said Lifton.But after a four-hour meeting behind closed doors with Republican senators, Senate Majority Dean Skelos said he has decided to allow a Senate vote this session, which expires on Monday. Skelos said Republican senators to speak privately with the bill again today.”The problem was not resolved,” said Skelos, a Long Island Republican who opposes gay marriage.Republicans have a slim majority of 32-30 in the Senate, which could have an impact if the Senate votes again on the subject.
New York state Assembly approves gay marriage bill
The Assembly voted late Wednesday the state to legalize gay marriage, but Senate leaders have not agreed yet to allow a vote on the bill.Before helping to draft law 80 to 63, Assemblywoman Barbara Lifton, D-Ithaca, gave an impassioned speech in the House of his brother, a gay man who died of AIDS in 1994 at age 37.”The more I thought about my brother, I did not know how I dare, how dare any of us believe that we are entitled to all rights, full equality, to someone like my brother, who was certainly a much better than me, “said Lifton.But after a four-hour meeting behind closed doors with Republican senators, Senate Majority Dean Skelos said he has decided to allow a Senate vote this session, which expires on Monday. Skelos said Republican senators to speak privately with the bill again today.”The problem was not resolved,” said Skelos, a Long Island Republican who opposes gay marriage.Republicans have a slim majority of 32-30 in the Senate, which could have an impact if the Senate votes again on the subject.