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New Jersey State Senate To Vote On Gay Marriage
The State Assembly is voting on the same-sex marriage bill today. The Assembly passed the bill 85-61 in 2007, and it's expected today's vote will have an even bigger showing of support. The NY Times reports that Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell (D-Manhattan), who is also the older brother of Rosie O'Donnell, "helped gather nearly 90 votes in the 150-member Assembly" and "is also using the Assembly vote as a way to pressure members of the Senate, where the legislation’s fate will be decided, and demonstrate to wary senators that there is support in their districts for the bill." He explains, "If you want to run for attorney general or for governor or lieutenant governor or senator or congressperson, and you’re not in favor of my equality, then I’m not interesting in helping you. And I’ve made that clear." O'Donnell is throwing an engagement party for himself and partner John Banta after the vote; he did tell colleague Greg Ball (D-Patterson) that he was "the best looking guy in the Assembly" and that Ball wouldn't be invited if he voted no. Of course, the passage of same-sex marriage in NY State hinges on the State Senate.
Assembly Votes On Same-Sex Marriage Bill
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It's the same media that NEVER mentioned Muslims' hatred of Israel as a possible motive for 9/11.
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It'd be nice for New York State to be progressive for once, instead of just the city.
Seriously, write your state senator.
When did the gays get so angry?
A penis isnt meant to go into another man's asshole. Its not.
Cool, I didn't realize we had a sexual biology expert on Gothamist. Is penis supposed to go in mouth or between boobs? Should we ban those aberrations too? Ask god and get back to us, thanks.
What about a woman's?
Before this state gets its panties in a bunch over queer marriage, how about correcting the crime that is our antiquated divorce laws. God knows within a year of gay marriage those homos will be bailing on each other for the next warm tooshy.
Yeah seriously! You know those gays are just going to get divorced, amirite? Unlike us straights, who have like a 0% divorce rate and never leave our spouses for other people. Really - the only thing worse than gay marriage is gay divorce but both of them just completely ruin the lives of totally unassociated straight people.
You totally missed my point; it's the fact that our 50+% divorce rate highlights the absurdity that is the divorce process in NYS. I think before we start looking to expand the class, we need to clean up the process.
The two are not mutually exclusive - you can do both at the same time. But still, I'd argue that granting equal rights to people should come before reforming divorce law.
Before addressing gay marriage, NYS should address the fact that it is the only state in the union without uncontested divorce laws. How backward is that?
Some poor guy was charged with bigamy recently because he filed for divorce, it was granted, he got married, the first wife appealed, she won, and so he had two wives. Got busted.
Time we address the NYS divorce laws first before we expand the definition of marriage and bring this horrible situation of bigamy to jeopardize gays too?
Of course, the Trial Lawyers Assn, of which Silver is a big supporter, opposes changing those laws.
ANyone else think its a little weird for there to be two gay siblings?
Their parents are probably trying to figure out what happened
"politics is just show business for ugly people"
@Endless Ike - it's not that uncommon. I know a few families like that.
I just googled Greg Ball and it was pretty underwhelming. I guess he's Assembly-hot?
Judging by some of the replies in here it looks like the city is REAL progressive these days...
Actually, Assm Greg Ball is a Republican.