I <3 NY Reps
- Marriage Equality Bill Pass, Grisanti Votes Yes--This NY State Republican Senator said, "I couldn't deny anyone in my district and across New York the same rights I have with my wife." Knowing the consequences of his actions, he later added, "A man can be wiser today than yesterday but there would be no respect for him if he has failed his duty to do the work."
- Republican NY State Senator Roy McDonald's Awesome Defense Of Gay Marriage--"I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this."
- All eyes were on state Sen. Stephen Saland's wife for the final vote on gay marriage
- James Alesi, Republican Senator, Chats About Voting For Marriage Equality
- Grandpa's gay of reckoning: State Sen. Diaz's lesbian kin fires back--Sen. Diaz is the only NY State Democrat to vote against marriage equality and considers it his "badge of honor."
Church vs. State
- Marriage Equality and the Catholic Bishops
- Do churches have the right to discriminate?--Not if they're feeding off federal funding. Salon
- Churches that take state funds must play by the rules on gay marriage
- Hugh Hefner, Gay Rights Pioneer--Responding to complaints to a sci-fi story where heterosexuals were the minority he published in Playboy magazine, he said, "If it was wrong to persecute heterosexuals in a homosexual society, then the reverse was wrong, too."
- Target employees tell gay youths, "It Gets Better" Salon
- Home Depot to American Family Ass.: take a hike, we support gay causes
- Gay? Whatever, Dude NYT
- Compelling argument for not bullying gay people--Congratulations to Doogie on his engagement.
