Here’s the invite for a fund-raiser the Empire State Pride Agenda is hosting tomorrow in Rochester, with Kirsten Gillibrand as the keynote speaker.
It's particularly significant because Gillibrand, before she became a senator, was not known as an advocate of gay rights. Supporting same-sex marriage was a condition of her appointment to the Read More
Hours after the Assembly passed (for the second time) a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, the Empire State Pride Agenda released this web video, which they said will also appear on television.
The ad features a straight couple talking about their gay daughter who wants to get married.
The move to make a straight Read More
Hours after the Assembly passed (for the second time) a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, the Empire State Pride Agenda released this web video, which they said will also appear on television.
The ad features a straight couple talking about their gay daughter who wants to get married.
The move to make a straight Read More
ALBANY—An estimated 2,000 people gathered to celebrate “Equality and Justice Day” just gave David Paterson a standing ovation, and chanted “David, David” before the governor gave a speech championing same-sex marriage and casting it as a civil rights issue.
Paterson was introduced by Empire State Pride Agenda executive director Alan Van Cappelle, who said, Read More
ALBANY—An estimated 2,000 people gathered to celebrate "Equality and Justice Day" just gave David Paterson a standing ovation, and chanted "David, David" before the governor gave a speech championing same-sex marriage and casting it as a civil rights issue.
Paterson was introduced by Empire State Pride Agenda executive director Alan Van Cappelle, who said, Read More
“I think this has been a longtime coming ,” said Alan Van Capelle, executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda, which is taking credit for helping Chuck Schumer “evolve” and now voice support for same-sex marriage.
Capelle was nonjudgmental Schumer’s shift on this position, emphasizing that when Schumer voted in favor of the Read More
“I think this has been a longtime coming ,” said Alan Van Capelle, executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda, which is taking credit for helping Chuck Schumer “evolve” and now voice support for same-sex marriage.
Capelle was nonjudgmental Schumer’s shift on this position, emphasizing that when Schumer voted in favor Read More
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. Read More
Here’s the video in which David Paterson announced same-sex marriages performed in other states will be recognized in New York. It was presented at the May 17 Empire State Pride Agenda fund-raiser in Rochester (and just posted on YouTube yesterday).
At about the 2:20 mark, Paterson says, “I am directing agency heads that Read More
One of the more interesting moments from last night’s Empire State Pride Agenda’s fund-raiser: Assemblyman Danny O’Donnell telling attendees that they have to protect lawmakers who voted for his bill to legalize same-sex marriage because if any of them lose, for whatever reason, it’ll be tied to this vote.
Also noteworthy was state Senator Read More
