At a rally today outside the New York Capitol, New York Republican Senator Marty Golden rallied a crowd of more than 300 people to oppose the freedom to marry, urging people of all faiths to call on their legislators to kill marriage equality in the Empire State.
Said Golden: "I need more Catholics, I need more Lutherans, I need more Jewish, I need more Christian, I need more Muslim. I need more more of all coming forward across this great state and telling these legislators this is plain wrong, we’re not going to do this to our children, we’re not going to do it to the future of our cities, our state and our nation, and we’re not going to allow it.”
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Opponents said they are hopeful they can quash attempts by gay-rights groups to have the measure adopted this year. The pressure is mainly in the Senate, where Republicans hold a 32-30 seat majority and so far no Republican has expressed support for it.
More than 350 people attended the rally outside the Capitol in the morning, and organizers said hundreds more were planning to meet with lawmakers in their offices later Tuesday.
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As you may recall, Golden introduced legislation last week that would void New York's recognition of same-sex unions performed elsewhere as well.
