MEDIA STATEMENT
New York
Senate Votes Against Marriage Equality
Statement from Executive Director
Jennifer Chrisler
Media Interviews Available
Boston
,
MA
(December 2, 2009)—Today despite Governor
Paterson
’s support, in a long awaited vote, the New York State Senate denied marriage equality 24-38.
Statement of
Jennifer Chrisler
, Executive Director, Family Equality Council:
“There are over 45,000 thousand lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) families in
New York
, over a quarter of which are raising thousands of children. The children in LGBT families need and deserve the legal protection and recognition that full marriage equality provides. Every day that LGBT families in New York struggle to support, protect, and provide for one another due to the lack of legal family recognition is a day too many, and Family Equality Council will push on alongside our New York families until the days of partial rights and inequality are a relic of the past.”
While this is a disappointing result, Family Equality Council will continue to fight for full equality until it is achieved in
New York
and across the
U.S.
This includes not taking our eyes off
New Jersey
, where Governor Corzine has promised to sign a marriage equality bill if it reaches his desk before the end of his term.
Family Equality Council is the leading LGBT family advocacy organization and is a proud partner of Empire State Pride Agenda and Marriage Equality New York.
EDITORS: To book an interview with
Jennifer Chrisler
, executive director of the Family Equality Council, please call or email the media contacts listed below.
About the Family Equality Council
Family Equality Council works to ensure equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender families by building community, changing hearts and minds, and advancing social justice for all families. For more information, visit www.familyequality.org.
Contact:
Tina
Walker
-Morin
Senior Marketing & Communications Manager
Family Equality Council
617.502.8700 x 226
tina.walker-morin@familyequality.org