New York
NY Marriages Begin
Sun, 2011-07-31 23:00 — Stephen J. HylandOn July 24, 2011, those who were inclined to marry were able to do so in New York. My husband, Richard, and I have been eagerly reading the New York Time's Weddings and Celebrations section, which has had tremendous coverage of same-sex marriages held in the State of New York. Read more »
NY Passes Marriage Equality Law
Thu, 2011-06-23 23:00 — AnonymousALBANY—New York lawmakers narrowly voted to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, handing activists a breakthrough victory in the state where the gay rights movement was born.
New York will become the sixth state where gay couples can wed and the biggest by far.
Gay rights advocates are hoping the vote will galvanize the movement around the country and help it regain momentum after an almost identical bill was defeated here in 2009 and similar measures failed in 2010 in New Jersey and this year in Maryland and Rhode Island. Read more »
NY Court Recognizes Equal Spousal Rights for Same-Sex Couples
Fri, 2011-02-25 00:00 — AnonymousNEW YORK—A state appeals court has cleared the way for a same-sex spouse to inherit the estate of his deceased partner.
The Appellate Division, First Department, held yesterday in Matter of the Estate of H. Kenneth Ranftle, that recognizing the marriage in Canada of H. Kenneth Ranftle and J. Craig Leiby, who was designated as Mr. Ranftle's surviving spouse and sole distributee,
did not violate public policy. Read more »
NY Governor to Push Marriage Equality Vote
Wed, 2011-02-09 00:00 — AnonymousALBANYFourteen months after the State Senate soundly rejected legislation that would have legalized same-sex marriage, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo is preparing to pursue another vote on the matter in the next few months. Read more »
ACLU Files DOMA Challenge in NY
Tue, 2010-11-09 00:00 — AnonymousNEW YORK—Edith Edie
Windsor, who shared her life with her late spouse, Thea Spyer, for 44 years, will file a lawsuit against the federal government tomorrow for refusing to recognize their marriage. The lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act
(DOMA), a federal statute that defines marriage for all federal purposes as a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife. Windsor and Spyer were married in Canada in 2007, and were considered married by their home state of New York. Read more »
NY Gang Attacks, Abducts 2 Gay Teens
Thu, 2010-10-07 23:00 — AnonymousNEW YORK, NY—Members of a street gang discovered one of their recruits was gay, so they attacked the teen, brutally beating and torturing him and two other people in gruesome assaults, police said Friday. Read more »
NY Gov. Signs Anti-bullying Law
Thu, 2010-09-09 08:32 — Stephen J. HylandNEW YORK—A new law requires New York school districts to protect children against bullying because of their sexual orientation or weight. Read more »
Crossing the Line
Wed, 2008-12-24 01:00 — Stephen J. HylandA visit with my niece in Philadelphia reminded me that the rights we enjoy in one state can vanish when we are in another state. Read more »
