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Gay marriage is a trend that has been gathering pace for some time now.Our friends at pogoplum are one of the world's foremost experts on gay marriage, gay weddings, civil unions, civil partnerships and whatever other terms are used to describe the coming together of two gay people in love.
Out Now has been tracking these social and legal trends for years, and now it is time to add New York State to the lengthening list of locations that is moving to normalize and recognize as valid the love between two women or two men.
New York's Governor Spitzer introduced a Bill on Friday that would create a gender neutral approach to marriage - similar in many respects to the world leading marriage equality laws of the Netherlands.
It is not certain that the law will succeed at this time, but to see a US Governor taking such a step sends a strong signal about the fact that gay relationships are now recognized as equal and valid by a growing majority of society in the US and elsewhere.
“Today is a watershed moment in our community’s struggle to win the freedom to marry in New York and have our relationships treated the same as any other relationship under the law,” according to Alan Van Capelle, who is the executive director of LGBT advocacy group Empire State Pride Agenda.
“We thank Governor Spitzer for keeping his promise to act on marriage equality and for his commitment to seeing that this bill becomes law,” Van Capelle says.
According to Governor Spitzer, “This legislation would create equal legal protection and responsibilities for all individuals who seek to marry or have their marriage protected in the state of New York. Strong, stable families are the cornerstones of our society. The responsibilities inherent in the institution of marriage benefit those individuals and society as a whole.”
The Bill proposes:
* A marriage that is otherwise valid under the law to be legally valid regardless of the sex of the individuals;
* Government treatment, legal status, and all rights, benefits, privileges, protections or responsibilities relating to marriage to be equal for all individual parties who enter into marriage regardless of the sex of their partner;
* No application for a marriage license to be denied on the ground that the parties are of the same, or a different, sex, and;
* In consideration of private, ethical and religious beliefs, no clergy member or religious institution would be compelled to perform any marriage.
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