Sentences with phrase «marriage advocates»

AP: What lessons can civil partnership and same - sex marriage advocates in other parts of the world take from this victory?

Since same - sex marriage advocates have fought so hard for their right to marry, the destruction of the marriage seems like a much bigger failure.

Good news for gay marriage advocates in today's Q poll, which founds support for legalizing same - sex marriage has hit a new high with 56 percent of New Yorkers in favor and 37 percent opposed.

Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson is standing by incumbent members of his conference who are facing primary challenges, including Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., who is the target of pro-gay marriage advocates this fall.

Gillibrand, who used to work for Gov. Andrew Cuomo at HUD, is not at the Capitol today, but members of her staff are joining with Miss New York Claire Buffie and other gay marriage advocates in lobbying senators on this issue.

The problem with this assertion is that it is demonstrably false ¯ unless one indulges in a Clintonian manipulation of the term «leader» («it all depends on what the meaning of is is») to exclude conveniently the many same - sex marriage advocates who signed the statement.

The rally would come the day after anti-same-sex marriage advocates clogged the hallways at the Capitol singing hymns and chanting against the measure.

* Wealthy gay marriage advocates like New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated to GOP senators in exchange for voting yes on the measure.

Same - sex marriage advocates say the governor needs to win over at least six members of the Senate — and, most likely, a few Republicans, none of whom backed the bill in 2009.

De Blasio, a likely 2013 NYC mayoral contender, also had a strategy session / pep talk with marriage advocates in which he explained why the bottom - up approach to motivate constituents to pressure lawmakers is the best way to move on - the - fence senators to the «yes» column.

In his historical blindness and moral excitability, today's same - sex marriage advocate resembles no one so much as the temperance woman who, one century ago, encouraged a social change contrary to good sense and human nature.

Same - sex marriage advocates frequently appeal to our country's limited government tradition to urge redefining the age - old, cross-cultural understanding of marriage as the union of husband and wife into a union where a husband or a wife is unnecessary.

More recently, as same - sex marriage advocates assembled in demonstration before the Supreme Court as it took up the issue, a large and seemingly inclusive pro-gay coalition of mainstream groups — including HRC, the nation's largest pro-gay advocacy — told trans activists that their participation was not welcome and to remove their flags from the gathering.

There is no same - sex marriage advocate more politically astute than Jon Rauch, and he lost no time in replying.

It also lampooned San Francisco mayor Gavin Newsom, irking the same - sex - marriage advocate at a time when the team is seeking his support for a new stadium.

Rather than talking about marriage, perhaps our lawmakers should be talking about adoption — BUT it is instead handled in a stealthy way by lawmakers and gay marriage advocates alike — since any discussion on adoption criteria will draw out claims of discrimination (while married couples presently endure the same difficult and expensive criteria to become adoptive parents).

But, in the meantime, do the gay marriage advocates grasp how complicated a legal situation this will be for all adoption agencies?

Also on tap: LG Bob Duffy, who spoke on Cuomo's behalf to gay marriage advocates Monday, will be on the radio with Fred Dicker at 10:30 a.m. (That will be streaming live here).

CHARLESTON S.C. / WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Gay marriage advocates won another two victories on Wednesday as the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Kansas to become the 33rd U.S. state where same - sex couples can wed and a federal judge struck down South Carolina's ban.

Gay marriage advocates still face some challenges, however.

Gay marriage advocates lost key ballot proposition battles in California in 2008 and Maine in 2009.

While Governor Paterson's directive received widespread approbation from same - sex marriage supporters, it was met with criticism from conservative legislators and from traditional marriage advocates, one of whom referred to the directive as Governor Paterson's «first major blunder.»

Empire State Pride Agenda Executive Director Ross Levi insisted gay marriage advocates did not take offense over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision not to address their lobby day rally today, sending LG Bob Duffy to represent the administration in his place.

But gay marriage advocates point to high poll numbers in support for the issue, with one showing 58 percent of voters believing same - sex marriage should be legalized.

Gay - marriage advocates need several Republican lawmakers in the Senate to vote in favor of the bill if it is to become law.

«I do think that gay marriage advocates want to make a case nationwide that Republican legislators supporting an issue such as this aren't in legislative danger when the next election comes around,» he said.

9:25 — All the gay marriage advocates seem very happy as they arrived at the chamber.

Avery's participation is being touted by gay marriage advocates as being particularly significant given the homophobia that abounds in the world of sports.

Democratic opponents, like Queens senator Shirley Huntley, aren't giving marriage advocates a lot of optimism.

The gay - marriage advocates assumed they could make the law a reality in New York with $ 1 million and a handshake.

Groups led by clergy opposed to same - sex marriage sang hymns such as «Victory is Mine» and prayed in small circles while pro-same-sex marriage advocates countered with «God Bless America» and lined the halls and parlor outside the Senate chamber.

Two years ago, same sex marriage advocates rallied behind Senate Democrats, donating nearly a million dollars to their campaign coffers — in hopes that a Democratic majority would finally lead to the legalization of same sex marriage.

We cross genders, generations, life experiences, and (this is uncommon among strong marriage advocates), we offer secular marriage advice as our core competency while having deep respect for religion.

As we've previously reported, Saland raked in more than $ 425,000 over the past six months, much of it coming from pro-gay marriage advocates — including the Kochs and the Singers (father Paul maxed out at $ 16,800 in the Hudson Valley Republican's case, too).

That line about «hate speech» in undoubtedly not going to sit well with some of the same - sex marriage advocates who believe Diaz Sr.'s words on the topic qualify in that category.

Spelling error in the title: «Anti-Same-Sex Marriage Advocates» should be «Hate Advocates».

Some of the most humane and beautiful Christian writing I've read in recent years has come from same - sex - marriage advocates like the Episcopalian Eugene Rogers and the British feminist theologian Sarah Coakley.

Same - sex marriage advocates said they remained confident that the Marriage Equality Act would be upheld.

Same Sex Meritage by Stein Family Wines This beautiful Meritage, a Bordeaux - style blend from California, comes from same sex marriage advocate and Josh Stein.

Everyone is avoiding discussion on the process of adoption, already difficult for married couples — and I have noted the stealthy avoidance by gay marriage advocates of any substantive debate on adoption.

In fact, same - sex marriage advocates can now take the rhetorical high ground: «At a time when heterosexual couples are merely cohabiting, at least we believe in marriage as an institution.»

Wilson's first argument was against the cavalierness of same - sex marriage advocates, who propose a massive social change with little idea how it will shake out:

Gay marriage advocates are, as they often say, conservatives on the issue of sexual fidelity.

President - elect Barack Obama chose California megachurch pastor Rick Warren to give the invocation at the January 20 inauguration, igniting fury from same - sex marriage advocates and progressives.