I find it very surprising that legislation allowing for same-sex marriage has been shot down in recent times. California. Maine. Isn't this the time of change, the time of hope? If anything I thought the backlash from the eight previous conservative years would propel the legislation through and have gay couples lined up at the chapel by now.
Odd. Or maybe i don't really understand the intricate inner-workings of politics. Or maybe Republicans--whose votes are needed--should get out of this new habit of opposing anything proposed by the Democrats.
In any case, this article is about the recent progress--or lack thereof--of the issue in New York. Included in it are excerpts from some senator's speeches, which are quite moving. Apart from that it's a straight-forward account of the buildup to today's unfortunate decision.