New York City Council Speaker Quinn less optimistic about gay marriage

(New York) Though she has not accepted defeat, New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was less optimistic when talking about the future of marriage equality the state of New York. Quinn made her remarks in response to the recent upheaval in the New York state senate at the city …

Gay Marriage In New York Now Seen As Unlikely in ‘09 or ‘10.

Daniel Squadron, the twenty-nine year old freshman New York State Senator, is ready to take the lead on gay marriage in New York. Squadron said his goal was, “making this a law as quickly as possible,” last night at a meeting of the Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn. He came to discuss strategy with leading activists and received plenty of feedback.  

However, Squadron is not optimistic about passing gay marriage in the 2009 Senate session and believes that 2010 will be even tougher, due to the election year. “Looking at the members, it’s hard to get to thirty-two votes,” he admitted. Thirty-two is the magic number to pass a bill in the New York State Senate.See Gay Marriage In New York Unlikely in ‘09 or ‘10.
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