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Gay Marriage For New York? No Way, Says Senate Boss - 365gay.com (Nov 19, 2003)

Gay Marriages Are Still Far From Approval by Albany  -  NY Times (registration req'd)  (Sep 25, 2003)

NY State Dems Call For Gay Marriage - 365Gay.com (Sep 22, 2003)

Sweet 'n' sour on Harvey Milk  -  NY Daily News  (Sep 9, 2003)

Gay kids get own school  -  San Francisco Chronicle  (Sep 9, 2003)

New York City Opens Public High School for Gays and Lesbians  -  LA Times (registration req'd)  (Sep 9, 2003)

First Publicly Funded Gay School Opens in U.S.  -  Reuters  (Sep 8, 2003)

New York to open gay high school  -  The Guardian (UK).  (Jul 29, 2003)

School for gay teens to open in New York  -  Globe and Mail.  (Jul 29, 2003)

City says no way to Canada gay weddings  -  NY Daily News  (Jun 26, 2003)

Wrongful Death Suit Tests New York Laws - PlanetOut (Jan 9, 2003)

NY Governor Wants 9/11 Same-Sex Survivors Guaranteed Benefits - Gay Financial Network - January 2002

New York Couple, Howard Kessler and Andrew Thomas, Are Among Couples Featured in Los Angeles Times Article - Gay Couples Do 'Wedding' March to Vermont - Los Angeles Times - July 2001

Court Strikes Down Marriage-Based Benefits - Gay.Com - July 2001

Court: Marriage- Based Benefits Exclude Gays - PlanetOut - July 2001

New York High Court Hears Arguments in ACLU Case Charging Yeshiva University with Anti-Gay Housing Bias - ACLU - April 2001

New York Weighs Gay Marriage - Rutland Herald - January 2001

NY Co-Parent Wins Visitation - PlanetOut - October 2000

Lesbian Wins Visitation Rights with Ex-Girlfriend's Children - NY Daily News - October 2000

New Yorkers Consider Strategies for Marriage Rights - Washington Blade - August 2000

New York State Democrats May Push for Gay Marriage - gfn.com May 2000

Congratulations to

Jennifer Kacak

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Jill Poste

Jennifer Kacak, 27,  and Jill Poste, from Suffern, N.Y., exchanged vows in Woodstock, Vermont.  Their civil union ceremony, conducted by a Justice of the Peace, was held near a waterfall.  The couple has been together seven years, and used the rings they had first exchanged long ago.

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Bills Pending in Judiciary Committee:

Bill S01205 - Allows a marriage between two persons regardless of the sex, gender identity or expression of such persons to be contractually valid.

Bill A00892 - Makes a marriage or union absolutely void if contracted by two persons of the same sex regardless of whether such marriage or union is recognized or solemnized in another jurisdiction.

Bill S02195 - Makes a marriage absolutely void if contracted by two persons of the same sex regardless of whether such marriage is recognized or solemnized in another jurisdiction.

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New York Lesbian and Gay Community Services Center

National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association - Chapters - NY

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S.J. Res. 26!

FROM HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN:

Last night, two days before Thanksgiving, five US Senators* introduced Senate Joint Resolution 26, a harmful and divisive Senate counterpart to the anti-gay "Federal Marriage Amendment" that has been unfortunately gaining support in the House since May. This resolution seeks to amend the U.S. Constitution to discriminate against GLBT families by defining marriage as between a man and a woman. 

*Wayne Allard, R-Colo.; Sam Brownback, R-Kan.; Jim Bunning, R-Ky.; James Inhofe, R-Okla.; and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. introduced the resolution.

It is vital that you contact your Senators at their district office and urge them to oppose S.J. Res. 26! Your Senators need to hear from you while they're in their district offices throughout the month of December!

To look up your Senators and their district office phone numbers, click here or visit: http://capwiz.com/hrc/dbq/officials/

The amendment seeks to permanently deny the right to marry, as well as virtually all other forms of legal recognition to same-sex couples, including the most basic legal protections. It further seeks to circumvent the right of state legislatures and courts to make decisions on basic government-administered protections, thereby forever denying gay and lesbian Americans fundamental rights and benefits such as hospital visitation, Social Security, inheritance and health care benefits.

The opposition is gearing up with phone calls and letters and we need to do the same. Please call your Senators today!

Click here or visit http://tinyurl.com/wo87 to read HRC’s full press release on S.J. Resolution 26.

 

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