NY’s Governor Vows to Lead Gay Marriage Drive

Posted on April 16, 2009 | 2 Comments

Just as source predicted, NY Governor David A. Paterson announced today he would introduce a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in his state.

He compared the status of gay men and lesbians to that of African-Americans, Jews, women and other groups who were historically excluded from full political and social equality, Gov. Paterson said he would lead a movement to authorize same-sex marriage. “We have a crisis of leadership today,” he declared. “We’re going to fill that vacuum today.”

Read more in the NY Times City Room blog.

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2 responses to “NY’s Governor Vows to Lead Gay Marriage Drive”

  1. Teresa Jusino | April 16, 2009 at 4:11 pm | Reply

    It’s funny, I had trouble remembering Governor Patterson’s name at first. Now, I’m proud he’s our governor. 🙂

  2. Sanne | April 16, 2009 at 4:15 pm | Reply

    Great news!!! Gooo Paterson!

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