New York: Gay marriage PAC raises $175K for McDonald, others

Hedge funder Paul Singer and former RNC Chairman Ken Mehlman have dumped $175,000 into a political action committee to support Republicans who voted for same-sex marriage, campaign filings show. ...

Times Union • Sep 11, 2012

NY marriage vote emboldens Paris gay pride march

Two weeks ago, France's National Assembly rejected a bill presented by the opposition Socialist Party seeking to legalize same-sex marriage, despite growing public support for gay rights....

Times Union • Jun 26, 2011

RI civil union bill is missing in action

Senate President Teresa Paiva Weed, a gay marriage opponent, predicted broad support for civil unions when the bill was introduced. She told The Associated Press this week that she still intends to bring the bill to a vote on the Senate floor....

Times Union • Jun 23, 2011

GOP Senate waiting on religious exemptions

After three members met with Gov. Andrew Cuomo last night to air their concerns, Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos said "unintended consequences" for religious organizations by legalizing same-sex marriage is making senators reluctant to bring a bill to the floor. Emerging from a three-hour private discussion, Skelos said Cuomo's office was "receptive" to negotiating. He wants members to feel "c...

Times Union • Jun 17, 2011

Minnesota: Dayton strongly opposes gay marriage ban

Gov. Mark Dayton says he opposes outlawing gay marriage in the Minnesota Constitution "with every fiber of my being" and believes an amendment to do so will be defeated if it ends up on the statewide ballot....

Times Union • May 19, 2011

New York: O'Donnell drops same-sex marriage bill

Opting not to wait for Gov. Andrew Cuomo to introduce a program bill, Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell, an openly gay Democrat from Manhattan, has re-introduced a measure he has shepherded through the Assembly three times. The bill is now live. It's unclear whether it will advance through the Assembly (or whether Speaker Sheldon Silver might wait for the Cuomo bill, or whether there's a switch-a-roo.....

Times Union • May 12, 2011

Unions joining equal rights fight: Labor groups advocate for Senate equal marriage bill

Community organizers from the powerful health care union 1199 SEIU and its sister union, building service union SEIU 32BJ, have worked for the past few weeks with the Empire State Pride Agenda, which has led lobbying efforts to promote the bill. The New York State United Teachers union and the New York City Central Labor Council have provided phone banks to assist the effort....

Times Union • Jun 5, 2009

Study says New York Latinos support gay marriage

Jose Cruz, director of NYLARNet, said the study found half of Latinos in those states supported gay marriage or civil unions despite only 18 percent identifying themselves as liberal....

Times Union • May 5, 2009