Renewed prospect for passage of marriage equality legislation in New York

07/10/09 Marriage Equality New York:

Now that Democrats have regained control of the state legislature, State Senator Thomas Duane, a leading sponsor of the state's marriage equality legislation told Gay City News that

he expected action not only on marriage equality, already approved by the Assembly and supported by Governor David Paterson, but also on the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act and the Dignity for All Students Act. The marriage bill, he said confidently, “will get to the floor this year and it will pass.”