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By Hunter Walker 5/09/12 9:00am

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American Foundation For Equal Rights Calls North Carolina Gay Marriage Ban a ‘Profound Injustice’

After voters in North Carolina voted to ban same sex marriage and civil unions in their state yesterday, American Foundation for Equal Rights Executive Director Adam Umhoefer released a statement calling the ban a “profound injustice.”

“The passage of Amendment One is a profound injustice. Singling out a class of citizens for discriminatory treatment is unfair, unlawful and violates basic American values,” Mr. Umhoefer said. “Gay and lesbian Americans, like their fellow citizens, want nothing more than to marry the person they love. Committed, loving couples and their families should not be denied this most fundamental freedom.” Read More

By Reid Pillifant 8/15/11 1:14pm

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Gillibrand World Tour: Five Boroughs in Two Days, But Diaz Preaches Caution

Starting in Harlem tomorrow morning, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand will make a Schumer-esque, five-borough tour in less than 48 hours.

The slew of events will touch on everything from employment, to same-sex marriage, to first-responders, to the military — and will give her a chance to rub elbows with more than a dozen downstate elected officials.

It all begins with an Urban Jobs Act event alongside Congressman Charlie Rangel, Assemblyman Keith Wright and the National Urban League. Read More

By Azi Paybarah 7/25/11 11:02am

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Quinn Celebrates at LGBT Center [Video]

Here’s footage of Christine Quinn, from inside Andrew Cuomo’s closed-press the LGBT center’sevent yesterday celebrating the legalization of same-sex marriage.

Quinn took a shot at unnamed opponents of the new. “They’re calling for a referendum,” she said. “Not for nothing, but they weren’t calling for a referendum when they won in 2009.”

[Note: The headline was changed from an earlier version.] Read More

By Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke 7/25/11 12:24am

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Sunnyside Celebrates, With a Toast From John Liu

On Sunday evening, shortly after the city’s clerks brought the first day of same-sex marriages to a close, Queens City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer and his partner Dan Hendrick organized a celebration at the Claret Wine Bar, a block from their home in Sunnyside, Queens.

“I’d like to answer a question that is on the minds of many today, and the answer is no,” said Mr. Hendrick. “Not until I see the ring, and it better be a very big rock.” Read More

7/24/11 11:54pm

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Diaz, Protesters Try to Find the Right Message Against Marriage

On Sunday afternoon, as the first day of same-sex marriages were certified at the city clerk’s office, thousands of protesters marched from the office of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s 3rd Avenue office to the United Nations.

The protest was organized by the National Organization for Marriage, and it brought together a diverse group of opponents — every race, religion, and ethnicity was represented – but one that was often at odds with itself. Read More

By Reid Pillifant 7/24/11 9:02pm

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'What the Hell': Huntley Explains Her Marriage Vote, Predicts Democratic Senate

Two years after she voted against same-sex marriage, State Senator Shirley Huntley stood outside Governor Cuomo’s marriage party in Chelsea on Sunday afternoon and spoke frankly about why she changed her vote.

“I guess it just got to my heart,” she said, describing one young boy who was the child of some same-sex marriage advocates.

“I could see this child was well-reared, you could just tell,” she said. “I talked to a lot of people like that – him and other people who came – you know, and I said, what the hell.” Read More

By Reid Pillifant 7/24/11 7:00pm

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A Few Swing Senators Come to Cuomo's Marriage Party

After leaning on a handful of State Senators to switch their stance on same-sex marriage, Governor Andrew Cuomo convinced a few of the former No votes to attend his marriage celebration in Chelsea on Sunday afternoon.

“The governor invited me to come today,” explained Queens State Senator Shirley Huntley, on the sidewalk outside the Dream Hotel on West 16th Street. “I’ve known the governor a very long time. And he wanted me to be here, so I figured that I would.”

Huntley was one of four state senators who made it to the party, along with fellow Democrat Tom Duane, and two Republicans, James Alesi of Rochester and Stephen Saland of the Hudson Valley. All but Duane voted against the bill back in 2009. Read More

By David Freedlander 7/24/11 5:52pm

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Marriage, By the Numbers

The mayor’s office emails:

No couple seeking service from the City was denied.

Citywide:

659 Licenses Issued – 484 Marriages Performed by our volunteer judges

Manhattan: 366 Licenses/293 Marriages

Brooklyn: 121 Licenses/ 66 Marriages

Bronx: 42 Licenses/ 27 Marriages

Queens: 89 Licenses, 66 Marriages

Staten Island: 41 Licenses/ 32 Marriages