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BREAKING: New York Governor Paterson Ends Reelection Bid Amid Scandal

February 26, 2010 12:37 PM by David Badash
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After fending off a recently-reported bombshell rumor, New York’s Governor David Paterson, the man who succeeded Eliot Spitzer after a sex-scandal resignation, has decided to not seek reelection, amid reports of his own scandal. Via The New York Times: “[M]any had said publicly this week that Mr. Paterson’s chances had been damaged, perhaps irreparably, by [...]

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Bigotry Watch

Only In Albany.

February 10, 2010 9:00 AM by David Badash
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Rumors Of A Resignation, Aftermath of An Expulsion




Only in Albany. This past Friday the New York blogosphere was abuzz with bombshell rumors that Governor David Paterson was about to resign, amid a sex scandal, mirroring his predecessor’s fall from grace — and office. On Monday the resignation still hadn’t happened, but the ante had been [...]

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Legislation

Marching On: Cheers To NY’s Senators Who Voted Yes!

December 19, 2009 9:00 AM by David Badash
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The Empire State Pride Agenda, who have been working for equal rights for the LGBTQ community for two decades, produced this beautiful video to say, “thank you,” to the twenty-four New York State Senators who had the moral tenacity to vote on the right side of history.

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Bigotry Watch

(Oh Yeah, Even MORE Bad NY Senate News.) New Yorkers: State Government Is “The Worst In The Nation”

December 17, 2009 12:00 PM by David Badash
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46% Want To Vote Their Senator Out Of Office



Yesterday, in “NY Poll: Gay Marriage Vote Will Be “Deciding Factor” In 2010 Election,” I wrote, “forty-seven percent of NY voters were “disappointed” that the New York State Senate failed to pass a same-sex marriage bill last month.”
(To that, I say, see video below.)
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Marriage

NY Poll: Gay Marriage Vote Will Be “Deciding Factor” In 2010 Election

December 16, 2009 11:30 AM by David Badash
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Proof: New Yorkers “Disappointed” Gay Marriage Bill Failed



In a just-released poll, Sienna Research Institute found that forty-seven percent of NY voters were “disappointed” that the New York State Senate failed to pass a same-sex marriage bill last month. Forty-one percent said they were “pleased.”
“Liberals, young voters, Democrats and Jewish voters were most disappointed. Conservatives, Republicans, [...]

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Asides

NY Mom, Lawyer, Lesbian, To Daughter: “We are and always will be, a real family.”

December 11, 2009 3:22 PM by David Badash

NY Mom, Lawyer, Lesbian, To Daughter: “We are and always will be, a real family.” Lisa A. Linsky, Partner, McDermott Will & Emery LLP, writes, “A Message to 38 NY State Senators: Shame On You.” “Five years ago, my partner and I had a “commitment ceremony” in an Episcopal Church in Westchester. We have been [...]

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Actions

NY: Marriage Equality Rally Weekend

December 11, 2009 3:06 PM by David Badash

NY: Marriage Equality Rally Weekend. After the New York State senate’s failure to pass a marriage equality bill, many called for voting out of office the “Hate 38,” those Senators who voted against the bill. Of the thirty-eight, eight are Democrats, and activists, including Marriage Equality New York, are holding rallies all weekend to protest [...]

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Civil Rights

NY’s Eight Anti-Gay Marriage Senators Facing Increasing Attacks

December 7, 2009 4:30 PM by David Badash
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Today’s gay marriage debate in New Jersey may be taking center stage, but the fallout from last Wednesday’s same sex marriage bill defeat is landing squarely on the eight Democratic Senators who voted “nay.” Via Joe.My.God, Joe Addabo is at the top of the list: “Queens Democrat Joseph Addabo (above) is the number one target. [...]

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Bigotry Watch

NY Senate Vote Against Gay Marriage Cost New Yorkers $210,000,000

December 5, 2009 11:32 PM by David Badash
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This past Wednesday, in yet another “extraordinary session” – that’s where the Governor tells the Legislature they haven’t done their job and they need to come back to work – the New York State Senate, after finally looking at the huge budget shortfalls the state is facing, took on the issue of same sex marriage. [...]

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Asides

New York Senator Diane Savino’s Facebook Fan Page

December 5, 2009 12:19 AM by David Badash

New York Senator Diane Savino’s Facebook Fan Page “I want to thank each and everyone of you for your kind words of support. Please remember that it is the advocates, the activists, those knocking on doors, or making phone calls that really make social change happen. Sometimes it takes longer than we’d like, but if [...]

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Celebrities

Jon Stewart: “Gaywatch” On The Daily Show

December 4, 2009 8:51 PM by David Badash
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The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart addresses sixty-two year old Meredith Baxter’s coming out on The Today Show (“Mommy has two Heathers,”), death of the gay marriage bill in New York (“not as progressive as, say, Iowa,”) and Senator Hiram (“it’s Adam drags Eve, not Adam drags Steve,”) Monserrate’s vote against the gay marriage bill. The [...]

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Asides

Espada: Marriage Could Take Years

December 4, 2009 8:22 PM by David Badash

Espada: Marriage Could Take Years. New York State Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada, Jr., in an interview in Spanish with local TV station NY1′s Noticias, states, “gay marriage could take years.” He also discusses the budget, and Senator Hiram Monserrate’s sentence to three years probation for a misdemeanor battery against his girlfriend. Click for video.

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Actions

Angry Crowd Labels, Targets New York State Senators “The Hate 38″

December 4, 2009 7:38 PM by David Badash
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Vows Removal In Next November’s Elections



Last night, for the second night in a row, LGBTQ New Yorkers and their supporters – this time over one thousand in New York City’s Union Square – gathered together, huddled together, and unleashed their fury, directed their anger, and promised to vote out of office the thirty-eight New York State Senators [...]

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