Gay Marriage Fight Coming Soon to New Jersey

New Jersey Democrats plan to introduce a new gay marriage bill at the upcoming legislative session, and say they have the votes to pass it in both houses, unlike in 2010, when the State Senate voted down the measure. "Marriage equality represents the third leg of the stool of civil rights and equality in this country," said Assembly Speaker Shelia Oliver at a news conference yesterday. Even if the...

NY Magazine • Jan 10, 2012

Righteous Elbows: In state's gay-marriage push, the limits to playing nice.

So it's a fortunate thing that even as gay people across the state are working on hearts and minds, the advocacy groups and the governor have other tools at hand. Cuomo, for example, can offer carrots on hot-button issues like rent regulation and property-tax caps. "Federally, what did Lyndon Johnson do?," noted one gay leader. "[He said] 'We'll give you your federal money. You give us civil right...

NY Magazine • May 2, 2011

Urban Outfitters Yanks Same-Sex Marriage T-shirt From Shelves

Interesting where your money goes, isn't it? When a right-wing Republican is the one concocting your anti-Establishment image, you start to wonder if the entire hipster movement has been duped into becoming puppets of Hayne's billionaire income. Because if we're all suckers, that just sucks....

NY Magazine • Dec 12, 2008