Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand says that she supports extending civil rights to all LGBT Americans, and we have to make sure that Sen. Gillibrand makes good on her support by filing legislation, which would add "sexual orientation" and "gender identity" to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Call : 1 (212) 688-6262.
Louis Flores and Suzannah B. Troy : YouTube Video Summary of First Day of Marriage Equality : Manhattan Marriage Bureau to Andrew Cuomo's Office to Gracie Mansion
Members of Connecting Rainbows made a video summary of the rainstorm that befell upon the hate group jointly organised by Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr., and the National Organization for Marriage.
First Day of Marriage Equality in New York - Connecting Rainbows Video
The Westboro Baptist Church, an anti-LGBT hate group, organised a hate rally outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Manhattan office on Sunday, to protest the first day that same-sex couples can legally marry each other in New York state. Connecting Rainbows organised a counter-protest. Here is video of what it was like outside of the Manhattan marriage bureau -- and then later of the counter-protest.
Some recent perspectives about Alan Bounville's fast for LGBT civil rights :
Alan Bounville where are you? Will the people following your story hear news tomorrow re: Alan's hunger strike calling for Senator Gillibrand to put forth a bill for civil rights for all, national gay rights bill? by Suzannah B. Troy a straight woman who has been gay bashed on the streets of NYC
Not So Fast, by Jude SafeSchools Stevens (may require FaceBook login)
What Does It Mean to Demand Equality? by Thomas C. Waters
The BIG and the small of it, by Zoe Nicholson
