New York: Gov. Paterson Introduces Marriage Equality Legislation

Gov. David Paterson announced Thursday he is introducing legislation to legalize same-sex marriage in his state. Read more

New York: Gov. Paterson to Introduce Same-Sex Marriage Bill

The wave continues. On Thursday, New York Gov. David Paterson will announce plans for marriage equality in the Empire State. While Paterson will introduce legislation, it has no promise of passing, but as we previously mentioned, he wants to see the legislature fight it out. Read more

New York Gov. Paterson Calls for Vote on Marriage Equality

New York Gov. David Paterson wants the state Senate to vote on gay marriage, even if there currently are not enough votes to pass marriage equality legislation – a position that puts him at odds with his own party’s leadership. Read more

New York: Plane Crashed Into Hudson River (Video)

What an amazing story. A flock of geese brought this plane down. If the reports of no fatalities are correct, the pilots and crew deserve awards. It looks as if the plane had a perfect water landing. Quite a miracle. Read more

Join The Impact: Tons of Videos from Nationwide Prop 8 Protests

Videos covering a ton of the nationwide rallies are available all in one place. Never in my life have a seen such a galvanized movement. It’s estimated that 3.5 million people across the country gathered in their city to let their voices be heard on the blatant discrimination brought to you by the extremist religious right. Let’s hope this passion continues and we can channel it into passing legislation and beginning the process of overturning marriage bans.

Here are just a couple of the great videos. Read more

Whoopi Goldberg Discusses Prop 8 Protest on “The View” (Video)

As we reported last night, Whoopi was marching with what is now estimated at 15,000 people in New York City to protest the passage of California’s Prop 8. Here’s some video of Whoopi discussing it on “The View” this morning. Read more

Thousands Protest California’s Prop 8 in New York City (Video + Photos)

The fight against Proposition 8 spread out of the west and into New York City Wednesday night. Read more

Former NYC Mayor, 2004 Bush Supporter, Endorses Obama

Former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, who supported Bush in 2004, is endorsing Obama today… because of McCain’s choice of Palin as running mate. Read more

New York: Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Gov. Paterson’s Directive on Marriage

A New York judge ruled Tuesday that Governor David Paterson (D) did not act illegally when he issued a directive ordering state agencies to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages. Read more

New York Governor Mandates NY Recognize Out of State Marriages

Gov. David Paterson has directed all state agencies to begin to revise their policies and regulations to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other jurisdictions, like Massachusetts, California and Canada.

In a directive issued on May 14, the governor’s legal counsel, David Nocenti, instructed the agencies that gay couples married elsewhere “should be afforded the same recognition as any other legally performed union.”

The revisions are most likely to involve as many as 1,300 statutes and regulations in New York governing everything from joint filing of income tax returns to transferring fishing licenses between spouses.

In a videotaped message given to gay community leaders at a dinner on May 17, Mr. Paterson described the move as “a strong step toward marriage equality.” And people on both sides of the issue said it moved the state closer to fully legalizing same-sex unions in this state.

via NYT