Post Tagged with: "New York"

NY Companies to Gay Couples: Must Marry to Get Health Benefits

NY Companies to Gay Couples: Must Marry to Get Health Benefits

Until we look at the issue of Marriage Equality as a civil issue, and stop thinking of it as a religious/moral issue, we will continue to propagate unfairness and complexity for employers and employees.

July 10, 2011 Comments are Disabled general, Same-Sex Marriage

New York Marriage Equality Roundup

Surprisingly, Martinelli doesn’t mention his old boss, NOM at all. They stood the most to lose by a passage of Marriage Equality. Lead Hater Spokesperson, Maggie Gallagher likes to describe NOM as “the group that wins.”

June 25, 2011 Comments are Disabled general, Same-Sex Marriage

Gay Marriage vs Marriage Equality: Gays as bargaining chips

The AP has a short article, linked here in the Wall Street Journal, about the current state on the NY Marriage Equality bill. It is way to close to call if it will pass the Senate or not, and either way it goes will be seen as a major win for that side of the battle over marriage. But here the problem: The senators, speaking on condition of anonymity, say gay marriage is tied up[Read More…]

June 20, 2011 Comments are Disabled Activism, general, Same-Sex Marriage
When Straight Couples Support Same-Sex Marriage

When Straight Couples Support Same-Sex Marriage

That’s a powerful statement! In all areas of equal rights for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgenders, that is really the name of the game. We don’t need to simply talk about it, or demand equality. We need to each look at the ways in which we can take personal responsibility. We need to get engaged. Thanks Scott Stringer!

July 13, 2010 Comments are Disabled Activism, general