365 Gay News » Albany

Gay marriage foes target NY senators who flipped

Jennifer Vanasco — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 18:30:30 +0000

(Albany) A group that opposes gay marriage promised to spend at least $2 million to oust seven state senators who changed their positions to make New York the sixth state where same-sex unions(...)

NEW YORK PASSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY

Jennifer Vanasco — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 02:40:48 +0000

New York will be the sixth state to legalize gay marriage and the second to do so my legislative vote once Gov. Andrew Cuomo signs the bill as he’s expected to do.

Once Cuomo signs, licenses(...)

NY GOP senators might take up gay marriage Friday

Jennifer Vanasco — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:38:40 +0000

(Albany, NY) A top ranking Republican in New York’s Senate says legislators don’t want to let a much-anticipated vote on gay marriage drag into the weekend.

Deputy Majority Leader Thomas(...)

LIVE: New York Senate video

logointern3 — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 08:13:53 +0000

We’ve been promised a vote! Watch it live here (no idea when yet).

For breaking twitter coverage, follow 365gay editor Jennifer Vanasco at http://www.twitter.com/JenniferVanasco

Watch live(...)

GOP senators key to NY gay marriage meet privately

logointern2 — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:54:11 +0000

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Republican senators who are key to whether there will be legalized gay marriage in New York have gone into a closed-door caucus.

The gay marriage bill isn’t on the immediate(...)

Video: GOP Sen. Alesi proud to ‘lead off’ marriage equality vote

logointern1 — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:28:47 +0000

This morning at a marriage equality rally in Albany, New York States Senator Jim Alesi – a republican – addressed a cheering crowd with a message of support for the pending marriage equality(...)

NY gay marriage showdown could be Wednesday

Jennifer Vanasco/editor — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:11:28 +0000

(Albany, NY) It’s a familiar scene with a major twist: New York lawmakers meet behind closed doors in the frantic last days of a six-month legislative session with a big pile of seemingly(...)

In the balance: NY senators stuck on gay marriage

Jennifer Vanasco — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:24:02 +0000

(Albany, NY) Amped-up rhetoric aside and with seemingly little regard for the national microscope being trained on them, lawmakers in New York will go back to the office Tuesday with the(...)

UPDATE: Rallies grow as NY Senate weighs gay marriage vote

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:17:57 +0000

(Albany, NY) Hundreds of raucous demonstrators on both sides of the divisive gay-marriage debate jammed the usually sedate halls of New York’s Capitol on Monday as Senate Republicans, who can(...)

Will New York vote for gay marriage today?

Jennifer Vanasco — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:31:40 +0000

Hundreds of gay marriage supporters rallied across New York Sunday while Republican aides met behind close doors to hammer out language for more extensive religious “carve outs” for a marriage bill. The New York legislative session ends at 11:59 pm today and marriage equality is still one Republican senate vote short. The Assembly has already [...]