New York, NY –
The State Senate has begun debate on the gay marriage bill. The Assembly passed the bill for the third time late last night, and Governor David Paterson has said he would sign it into law.
Senator Eric Adams of Brooklyn supports gay marriage and, speaking on the Senate floor, he says the arguments against it sound a lot like the those used against interracial marriage decades ago.
"You hear the same comments that are being made -- the same statements that are being made about Tom Duane falling in love with someone and deciding he wanted to live in a relationship with that person," Adams says."
Senator Duane is the chief sponsor of the gay marriage bill, and the only openly gay member of the state senate. If the Senate approves the bill, New York will be on its way to becoming the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage.
The debate is still going on. WNYC is on the story. Tell us what you think about gay marriage in New York. Post your comments or email newstips@wnyc.org.
Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist who covers criminal justice, terrorism and the courts for WNYC. She found her way into public radio after practicing law for five years, and can definitely say that walking the streets of New York City with a microphone is a lot more fun than being holed up in the office writing letters to opposing counsel.
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