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Gay Marriage Updates By State

You guys remember our Tourism Ad Campaign of many years??

I Love NY!

Welcome to the Empire State.
 
^ That's a badly worded sentence. California is the most populous state. NY is the most populous so far to legalize gay marriage.
 
And of course,NOM is already making threats to the GOP people who passed it.
Once again, their hypocrisy shows.
 
If there's a huge landslide of Democrats taking over Republican seats in 2012, wouldn't it be funny (and great!) if, among whichever Senate seats are up for election in NY in 2012, the only Republicans who win are whichever ones voted YEA tonight and have to campaign to keep their seats? I don't know how long Senate terms are in NY, and I don't know how many of those four (?) Senators are up for re-election in 2012.

I know the chances of this happening are in the realm of fantasy, but it's an interesting scenario.
 
frankfrank said:
If there's a huge landslide of Democrats taking over Republican seats in 2012, wouldn't it be funny (and great!) if, among whichever Senate seats are up for election in NY in 2012, the only Republicans who win are whichever ones voted YEA tonight and have to campaign to keep their seats? I don't know how long Senate terms are in NY, and I don't know how many of those four (?) Senators are up for re-election in 2012.

I know the chances of this happening are in the realm of fantasy, but it's an interesting scenario.
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Senate terms are 2 years in New York. From looking at the election results from 2010, five GOP senators won by no more than 53%:

Jim Alesi: 53%
Patty Ritchie: 52%
Greg Ball: 51%
Mark Grisanti: 50%
Jack Martins: 50%

Of course redistricting will play a factor, though with a Democratic governor in charge the Republicans won't be able to gerrymander as much as they did in 2000.
 
I probably should know the answer to this already...and not to bring the mood down... but the full equality battle doesn't exactly end with same-sex marriage does it?
Isn't there more work to be done in other areas? Don't get me wrong, I understand marriage opens up a lot of doors in more ways than one with all the things connected to legal marriage...but what about the other issues still not tackled?
What more do we need to be aware of, and continue to fight on for, and not get lost in thinking this is it (as wonderful as it is)?
 
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Congratulations, New York! Wonderful news!! My home state of Minnesota now needs to follow suit!
 
RazorzEdge88 said:
Most things have already been won, really, if we can get marriage.

I think the only really main gay rights legislation that would remain would be some sort of comprehensive federal non-discrimination bill that would prevent discrimination not only by employers, but with housing, etc.

One thing that I would really like to see happen is the LGBT rights movement shift focus on the T's - the transgendered people should not be left in the cold. We need more non-discrimination legislation to include transgendered people.

In fact, we should be working on these things while we're fighting for marriage equality, not after.

But let's not forget that there are so many states remaining in the fight for marriage equality. Onto Minnesota, Maryland, and beyond!
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Yeah, I was thinking of that. And not just having it on the books, but in those cases, getting it to be enforced. That still seems to be a problem in some areas.

And what about adoption/Foster parenting/etc...? Isn't that a separate issue too?

What about the issue with blood donation?

What about LGBT folks who aren't married, or who are not planning on it...I'm sure there are still going to be issues there too.
There's more but I can't seem to think of them at the moment...

Sorry, not trying to bring the mood down...and I am ecstatic about this...but I can't help but think that the fight certainly isn't over...I just hope we don't forget that and become lax on other issues.
 
scream4ever said:
Senate terms are 2 years in New York. From looking at the election results from 2010, five GOP senators won by no more than 53%:

Jim Alesi: 53%
Patty Ritchie: 52%
Greg Ball: 51%
Mark Grisanti: 50%
Jack Martins: 50%

Of course redistricting will play a factor, though with a Democratic governor in charge the Republicans won't be able to gerrymander as much as they did in 2000.
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Redistricting will impact Congressional Districts more than State Assembly/Senate districts. We are losing two Congressional seats because of population shifts, so they have to draw new lines to address that. At the intra-state level, that doesn't necessarily apply. Wikipedia is showing no change in the 62 head count for 2012 terms from 2010.

Alesi has had some "faux pas" in penny ante local stuff that hurt him - lives next to a former gas station - when it closed, a few years later Tim Hortons wanted to open a franchise store there - he fought it - lost soundly because Retail Donut/Ice Cream store was less toxic than the previously situated gas station was. There was no zoning change required, it was good for the local economy.

NIMBY was a little too close for him.

On the plus side, he WAS the FIRST Republican senator to come out in favor of the Bill.

He also wanted to ban disposable plastic bags used by virtually every store in favor of more permanent bags - he lives one off from an intersection with a grocery store plaza - may have more than his share of litter bags blow his way.

And, he went traipsing around a construction site a couple of years ago (tresspassing), got and climbed a ladder to investigate the home further, got hurt, and after a delay, decided to bring suit against the builder and home owner for his own fucking stupidity - like a burglar suing a home owner for getting hurt when breaking into their home.

His low results aren't necessarily from his legislative decisions - rather his personal life decisions.

At least he hasn't been involved in any indiscretions that we're aware of - like Lee and Massa (among others); most of Alesi's dirty laundry is out in the open and well aired.
 
i have a question. something like 30 states have passed legislature which has "banned" gay marriage. i assume measures which define marriage between a man and a woman is what is meant by "banning" gay marriage, similar to what we'll see come up for vote in minnesota, so my question is, what would the process be for legalizing gay marriage in the states which have passed anti-gay-marriage legislature?

could they simply pass a bill like the one in new york?
 
"I think the only really main gay rights legislation that would remain would be some sort of comprehensive federal non-discrimination bill that would prevent discrimination not only by employers, but with housing, etc."

The easiest way to do that would be to amend the Civil Rights Act to include GLBT persons.

"One thing that I would really like to see happen is the LGBT rights movement shift focus on the T's - the transgendered people should not be left in the cold. We need more non-discrimination legislation to include transgendered people."

Absolutely. Such legislation just passed in Connecticut, and Massachusettes will likely vote on one soon. Similar legislation is pending in Maryland and New York. However, I would be fine with passing ENDA with just sexual orientation if it would push the necessary votes over to our side (something Congress did not do last session, which I believe would've likely resulted in the bill's passage).

"And what about adoption/Foster parenting/etc...? Isn't that a separate issue too?"

Yes and no. Legalizing gay marriage will also legalize adoption, however it also can be done witout legalizing it.

"What about the issue with blood donation?"

That will happen soon. They were close to allowing it last year.

"i have a question. something like 30 states have passed legislature which has "banned" gay marriage. i assume measures which define marriage between a man and a woman is what is meant by "banning" gay marriage, similar to what we'll see come up for vote in minnesota, so my question is, what would the process be for legalizing gay marriage in the states which have passed anti-gay-marriage legislature?

could they simply pass a bill like the one in new york?"

If it's a constitutional amendment, no. If it's a statute, yes. Amendments can only be overturned via federal court or public vote.
 
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