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Poll: New Yorkers split on same-sex marriage


(Albany) The latest poll shows New Yorkers are split on whether to legalize same-sex marriage even as the state Legislature moves closer to the landmark action.

The Quinnipiac University poll finds 46 percent favor legalizing same-sex marriage, and 46 percent were opposed. In a 2004 poll, Quinnipiac found 55 percent of New Yorkers opposed same-sex marriage.

But the poll finds most New Yorkers _ 65 percent _ support civil unions that could provide most or all of the legal and property rights already given to married heterosexual couples.

The poll released Thursday comes two days after the Assembly approved the measure and sent it to the Senate.

Quinnipiac questioned 2,828 voters from May 5 through Monday. The poll has a margin of error of just under 2 percentage points.


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  • Chris Sullivan Said: May 14th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
    • Look James – we just had a baby, and she thinks she’s funny too…! How sweet!

      :)

  • Bud Evans Said: May 14th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
    • Dear Enigma, I understand that you don’t see the difference because you are not a bigot. But bigots do see a difference. That is why their fellow bigots in the 1950s used to put up signs in restaurants above separate lunch counters which read: “Coloreds” and “Whites Only”.

      I know how poisonous it can be when a fellow human being is degraded in such a manner.

      When I was a kid, a nice Black lady came into a diner and sat next to me in the “Whites Only” section. The hateful ogre behind the counter refused to serve her. So, I ordered two cokes and gave her one of mine. The ogre glared at me and acted as if he wanted to hit me, but a little twelve year old boy staring back at him, with disgust and shame for his hatefulness, made him back down.

      The lesson here: Never let the bigots win. Expose them for the villains that they are, and then, perhaps, fewer kids will want to grow up to be like them. Our real hope lies both in the next generation and in smoothing away the tarnish of ignorance which still remains on the hearts of this generation.

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      “Enigma Said: May 14th, 2009 at 3:55 pm…
      Can someone explain to me the difference (other than the name) between “Civil Unions” and “Same-sex Marriage Equality”?

      I mean, really; it’s just a name!”

      ============================

      It’s called apartheid — its discrimination. Not in South Africa, not in the Deep South nor in Middle America of 1950s (where I grew up), and not in the present lives of GLBT Americans will it be tolerated — never again! They may break our bones, but they will never break our spirit. As long as you believe that, as long as you believe that you are worthy, then others will start to believe that as well.

      © Bud Evans

      http://rainfish2000.blogspot.com

  • Grant Daniel MacDonald Said: May 14th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
    • Homophobia and religious extremism. When one studies civilisation and finds that the Irish people are 60,000 years old; 54,000 years older than the Jews/Palestinians; Egypt or Greece and that the myth of Catholicism or Christianity is a mere 2009 years old; one soon realises that there is little evidence to prove any of the cross related bogus elements of that cult. In the year 300 AD when Emperor Constantine who to some was the first pope; went on to fabricate Christianity – a fantasy – which turned out to be one of the most hateful & evil concoctions ever perpetrated on the world. The Vatican supported Hitler and religion is responsible for more corruption and violence in the world. Pope Ratzinger was involved in the Nazi youth. The Pope & Vatican with its blatant witchcraft related to the bible and its hateful beliefs; tries to rule with extreme prejudices against the world … that may fall victim to religions’ absolute evil. To think of Matthew Sheppard choking on his own blood after being savagely beaten; virtually sanctioned by the church … is beyond comprehension … yet is the same as boys being bullied into suicide; most likely being supported by their parents’ religious beliefs. What ever happened to … “Love Your Fellowman?” Perhaps the evil preachers should be told to take their cult out of America. Didn’t Thomas Jefferson say that church and state should be separated by a wall and it’s written in the Constitution that there must be separation of church and state. Bigotry and hatemongering against gays should be banned. Tell them to take that cross and shove it where the sun don’t shine … and pay their taxes along the way before they take that cross down forever … with its final station; extinction. It is written; so therefore it shall be? We are the chosen people? Who wrote that crap? United States is supposedly fighting for democracy? It is suppressing gay rights and following an extremist religious & bigoted family values path according to a basic cult riding roughshod over the rights of gay people. Canada and Britain are more civilized with its military and basic dignity. We must respect that these fine dignified gentlemen … His Excellency Governor Schwarzenegger, The Honorable Attorney General Jerry Brown, His Excellency Mayor Gavin Newson, Assemblyman Tom Ammiano & The Honorable Rep. Barney Frank (D) who is personally openly gay … are trying to guarantee equal rights and reflect the respect shown to all; as stated in the American Constitution. To see the religious lunatics manipulate government and our lives … is shameful.
      This bogus religious filth should be banned. It exists as a tax exempt structure which discriminates against human rights. The pope, bishops and mormons are cult members promoting discrimination against minorities. That bogus black book called the bible should be banned. Religion and the churches should now be exposed as a bigoted structure that gets away with hate mongering. Love between two guys or girls existed long before these cults existed. By enjoying their tax exempt status and benefits from the state … it also puts them at the mercy of America; to be forced to adhere to the human rights laws. Religion is thriving like a cancerous growth on society that should be stopped in its tracks; outlawed & banned. Interesting global occurrence … Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien told the Vatican that there was to be no cross erected over the Canadian Parliament buildings … figuratively speaking; when the Pope demanded the Prime Minister go against gay rights. An Alberta bishop had the audacity to say that The Canadian Prime Minister would go to hell for going against the church. Such outrageous evil threats; the religious extremists force upon us trying to multiply … with their control over birthing like animals at the pulpit. With reference to protecting the children. The Right Honourable Prime Minister … in return; basically told the Pope to go to Hell. The Honourable Hedy Fry, member of the Canadian Liberal Parliament, who happens to be a doctor spoke eloquently to defend the rights of babies being born and stated that she delivered hundreds of newborn children and she was in fact defending their rights by speaking on behalf of equal rights and therefore defending the integrity, dignity and equality for gays.

      Many theologians state quite correctly that the birth; crucifixion; resurrection and other elements of christianity actually didn’t even happen! Today’s evangelical extremists are like the nazis who cast others into ovens & are actually supremacists – who practice their bogus hocus pocus – and are trying to suppress and deprive others of their happiness and their legal rights in an open and proud society. Liberty College, Oral Roberts University and others should be looked at as tax exempt terroristic training grounds for evangelical lunatics. It was refreshing in his final weeks; to hear President Bush acknowledge that he didn’t believe in any of that religious bunk.

      I am the son of a catholic father who never went to church and a protestant mother who took us to church and Sunday school. Although we as young children would sneak out the side door and play by the cannon from World War One where my grand-father fought for freedom as a Sgt Mgr at Vimy and father who fought at Normandy on D-Day for freedom. Onward christian soldiers … I think not. Such drivel. To be manipulated by a santa claus; an easter bunny and worst of all a bogus cross. One should appreciate each day of life and not expect another … and if there is it will be given by a God of Love. Pat Robertson should be taken to task for his grandstanding filth. Einstein stated in a letter recently auctioned that the bible was collection of primitive legends. He said believing in God was childish and he as a Jew is no different than another person … not chosen by God. Do you want to be lambs at the slaughter or be wise and reject religious cultist manipulation? Mean & nasty; run by evil and bogus religious cults from Rome or wherever. Is this the world you want? The pope talks about ending prejudice and hate; what a hypocrite!

      A great story … pertains to a boy at a catholic school in Oshawa, Ontario … who wanted to take his boyfriend to his school prom. The nasty catholic school forbid this. The boy’s father is an employee with General Motors Canada and the courageous union leader … Buzz Hargrove stood up for the boys’ rights. The boy took his case through the courts and because the school was benefiting from government funding and demands equal rights void of discrimination; the judge ordered the school to allow the boys to attend together. Their limo arrived at their prom with adoring onlookers … there wasn’t a dry eye to be found.

  • Elissa Said: May 14th, 2009 at 6:11 pm
    • I really want to know where these numbers are from. There are certain places in New York where support for marriage equality is higher than in others.

      Also 2,828 voters can not be a proper show of the full population of voters in New York. I was never asked my opinion on marriage equality, nor were any of my friends in my area. The majority of people I know are completly for marriage equality and I’m not simply stating about my friends here, also just people I know.

      But I don’t think it really matters what the voters of a state think of this matter. Never let the majority vote on a civil rights matter of a minority.

  • Cait Said: May 14th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
    • Civil unions are important, because I think that they’re a good way of boosting the visibility of the issue, and of raising public awareness.

      In the long term, they’re unacceptable, but I think that in the short term, they do us a great service. They’re like the half-way point down the road that shows us we’re making progress. I think there’s just some places where you can’t go from having nothing to having to having fullblown marriage.

      Bud Evans – That story about the cokes is a really nice story. I’m going to remember that one.

  • Wayne Said: May 14th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
    • In a true democracy, human rights are protected IN SPITE OF public opinion, not just with the approval of public opinion.

  • skip Said: May 14th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
    • when you get a “Civil Union” “Marriage” or a HO-DOWN dance or piece of paper in the south, I will eat my own (i dunn0, sumthing) remember the south and/or most the states that voted for State Ammendments to “protect marriage” have also uncluded Civil Unions, domestic partnerships, etc…

      (See Bobby Jindal’s (another closet case) State of Louisiana.

      Lots of Haters in the country, almost still too many for me!

      Seperate Religion and Church! Tax the Church(es) now.

      http://www.ffrf.org

 
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