NY Votes Down Gay Marriage

Gay marriage supporters suffered a defeat when New York state lawmakers rejected a bill that would have established same-sex marriage. The debate over the bill was passionate, and state Senator Diane Savino (D-Staten Island) gave one of the more moving and powerful speeches in support of the Marriage Equality bill. She said the issue is not political, but about “fairness and equality… We have nothing to fear!

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