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After Gay Marriage Loss, Advocate Bows Out

2010-02-22T14:10:57Z

<div id="subtitle">Alan Van Capelle, executive director of New York's Empire State Pride Agenda, has announced his departure from the organization</div><div><p> <p>Alan Van Capelle, executive director of New York's Empire State Pride A...

NY Activists To Campaign Against Gay Marriage 'Betrayers'

2010-02-23T18:46:01Z

<div id="subtitle">Crushed gay marriage supporters in New York have begun campaigning against senators who voted against a gay marriage bill last week</div><div><p> <p>Crushed gay marriage supporters in New York have begun campaigning against senators who voted against a gay marriage bill.</p> <p>Less than a week after the gay marriage “betrayal” of s...

Iowa Gay Marriage Decision A Sweeping Win

2010-03-03T09:29:02Z

<div id="subtitle">Iowa gay marriage decision unanimous, takes effect April 24</div><div><p><p>The seven justices on the Iowa Supreme court ruled unanimously Friday in favor of six gay and lesbian couples who had been denied a marriage license. Justices not only endorsed gay marriage, they also rejected the remedy of civil unions for gay and lesbian couples. Gay and lesbian couples can marry as early as Friday, April 24. It is...

How (and Why) Gillibrand Got Right With Gays

2010-03-02T16:11:49Z

<div><p>For all the accounts of the last-minute machinations that went into the selection of Kirsten Gillibrand as New York's new senator, we haven't heard much about the sudden willingness of some gay-rights activists to vouch for her. </p><p>Apparently, this was a prerequisite. </p><p>Hours before ALBANY—Despite the coy confidence of one of the most outspoken critics of gay marriage that the issue won't come up this legislative session, advocates of same-sex unions don't believe they were sold out by Senate Democrats, as was reportedly the case in an earlier deal to make Malcolm Smith the senate majority leader. </p><p>

Same-Sex Marriage Advocates Debate the Gang of Three

2010-03-01T10:22:37Z

<div><p>A forum about same-sex marriage last week at the L.G.B.T. Center in Chelsea earlier in the week turned into a pointed debate over how to respond to three rebellious Democrats in the State Senate. </p><p>Early in the nearly two-hour long event, the panelists and audience members turned their attention to Pedro Espada,...

Soros Family and Paterson Slated for Schneiderman Fund-Raiser

2010-03-04T07:15:50Z

<div><p>Here’s an invitation for a July 29 fund-raiser in Manhattan for Democratic State Senator Eric Schneiderman, which asks people to join David Paterson at the event. </p><p>Paterson has been criticized for not helping Democrats work towards winning a majority ...