Gay marriage bill passes in NYS.

[Sallana]

In 30 days it will officially be legal for same-sex couples to become wed in the state of New York.

And you all know that NY is the cool state, so whatever we do everyone else follows.

Equal Rights movement!!!

 

[librarising]

Yay!!!! I belong to a Progressive site and watched the debate/vote online! It was like a huge party afterward and I kept crying. I am so proud that my state government recognized the injustice and corrected it! Equal Rights For All!!!

Check out the Empire State Building!

 

[cleolove]

that is freakin' awesome!!!!

'bout time!

 

[pchela]

So freaking cool! It's about time! Now, everybody else needs to stop being dumbasses and do what's right!

 

[librarising]

So freaking cool! It's about time! Now, everybody else needs to stop being dumbasses and do what's right!

I have friends of my family, 2 wonderful women, who have been together for 36 years and Now they can finally get married!!! Tears of happiness again!!!

 

[BiancaMontgomery]

14 years Beth and I have been together. While I'm thrilled about NY...I really am looking forward to the day when ALL states allow us to finally be a married couple. But yeah...GO NY!!!!!

 

[BiancaMontgomery]

 

[librarising]

14 years Beth and I have been together. While I'm thrilled about NY...I really am looking forward to the day when ALL states allow us to finally be a married couple. But yeah...GO NY!!!!!

It would be phenomenal if all the states voted it in, but realistically, I don't see that happening for many years, if ever. I don't know if the Federal Government can pass a law to legalize Marriage Equality because marriage is a state's matter. That's why the horrendous DOMA is being shot down by the courts...thank goodness for that at least!

 

[librarising]

Chelle? There are some beautiful places to get married up here in the Hudson Valley...hint hint! I don't know who will be performing the ceremonies, but there are some neat Unitarian Universalist churches around.

 

[stillalive]

Like most homos I know have been saying, I have mixed feelings about it. I'm not even sure if I want to get married (I'm open to the possibility, but I'm not sure I like the commitment... I think I'd rather have periodic "anniversary" celebrations on the scale of a small wedding, lol.) but I want the option! It's not really about the weddings, it's about feeling like a second class citizen in my home country. I'm already looked down on by most people in the religion I was raised in and all the bigots here in the deep south. The law shouldn't be allowed to discriminate against me as well.

 

[the_larch]

And you all know that NY is the cool state, so whatever we do everyone else follows.

Spoken like a true New Yorker... Seeing as how we here in Massachusetts beat you guys to it by about, oh, 7 YEARS!!!

I kid... I kid... Good job NY! 6 States (+DC and the Coquille Tribe) down only 44 to go!!!

 

[keyzygirl]

I cant wait until the world becomes enlightened and everyone realizes we are one big family and everyone is special just the way they are.

 

[daisyd]

I am on the verge of disowning my in-laws, if only for their view of gay people. Who wants to adopt me? I'm so glad that the dominoes have started falling in the right direction for a change.

 

[36tinybells]

You know, I'm happy NY state finally acknowledge that everyone should have the same rights, but honestly, I was kinda hoping it would all go the other way- so NOBODY could legally be married. I don't think it's the best institution, but it would probably be alot more fun if it was illegal.

 

[Sallana]

You know, I'm happy NY state finally acknowledge that everyone should have the same rights, but honestly, I was kinda hoping it would all go the other way- so NOBODY could legally be married. I don't think it's the best institution, but it would probably be alot more fun if it was illegal.

roflmao!!!

 

[cleolove]

Who wants to live in an institution??? lol I'm with ya on that ... but I'm also a fan of equality, so this makes me happy!!!

 

[Sallana]

Spoken like a true New Yorker... Seeing as how we here in Massachusetts beat you guys to it by about, oh, 7 YEARS!!!

I kid... I kid... Good job NY! 6 States (+DC and the Coquille Tribe) down only 44 to go!!!

Note how MA is so uncool the trend never caught on. And perhaps delayed the process!

Dude, I was in the cape a month ago for a week or so on Vacation for a friends wedding. Literally everyone I ran into at a grocery store, in a park.. anywhere.. they were all a-holes. Wtf is up with your state o.0

 

[stillalive]

exactly... it's nice to have the choice, lol! I get nauseous at the idea of sharing finances and stuff but if my love was sick and needed insurance and marriage was the only option, at least we could get married with a really good prenup and stuff. If I fell in love with a woman from another country, I could marry her to keep her in the states or wherever.

 

[the_larch]

Note how MA is so uncool the trend never caught on. And perhaps delayed the process!

Dude, I was in the cape a month ago for a week or so on Vacation for a friends wedding. Literally everyone I ran into at a grocery store, in a park.. anywhere.. they were all a-holes. Wtf is up with your state o.0

I will point out that that was the Cape... Kind of like the difference between upstate NY (yay!) and the rest of NY (not so yay!)...

As a Western Mass native we kind of just like to pretend that the rest of the state doesn't always exist. Of course, when the sports teams are doing well and our legislators actually do things properly we definitely show our support! Otherwise though we tend to act more like Vermont but with less cows and more things to do!

 

[MagnusEunson]

A Snapshot of Global LGBT Rights, From New York to the United Nations - COLORLINES

I thought I'd post this here as well, just did in the OUTSIDE!.... -Magnus