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Second NY GOP Senator Comes Out in Support of Marriage Equality

June 14, 2011 by Andy Towle

New York Republican Senator Roy McDonald has said he will vote "yes" on a marriage equality bill submitted by Governor Andrew Cuomo earlier today.

Mcdonald City Room:

The senator, Roy J. McDonald, from the capital region, made his comments to reporters amid growing indications that Republican leaders would bring the bill to an up or down vote on Thursday or Friday. Three other Republican state senators, speaking on condition of anonymity because their conference had not yet formally debated the measure, said they believed the bill was almost certain to come up for a vote and that it would likely pass, making New York the sixth, and largest, state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage.

Said McDonald: “I’m trying to do the right thing. Rather than wait I worked with the governor…I’m not out to alienate anybody. This is driven by compassion. My lifestyle is my lifestyle — I don’t want anyone telling me or my children what to do. We’ve got 20 million people in this state…we can’t be paralyzed by social issues. It’s my own evolution. I think there’s going to be a vote on Friday."

Advocates now have 31 of 32 votes needed to pass the bill.

Contact your NY Senator NOW using my Friend-setter page at Friendfactor. Or use the contact information here. Your Senator needs to hear from you.

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