January 7, 2010
New Jersey: 20 Bigots, 4 Cowards, and 2 MIAs Kill Equality
Another day, another defeat. So what else is new?
Same-sex marriage defeated in New Jersey The New Jersey Senate Jan. 7 voted down “The Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage Act,” the bill that — if signed by Gov. John Corzine — would have made the Garden State the sixth state in the nation to legalize same-sex marriage.
After hours of debate, the Senate saw an end vote of 20 against, and 14 for. There were 4 abstentions and 2 senators absent.
Garden State Equality, the grassroots organization fighting for same-sex marriage in the state, aim to continue the fight. …
Prior to the vote, the Senate heard remarks from Senator Sandra Cunningham (D). A descendant of African American slaves, Cunningham detailed America’s “history of inequity for black people” and said, “I cannot in good conscience not support anyone’s fight… to have a kind of life that we all want to have.
“All of us have a right to dignity, a right to love, and a right to respect.”
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Filed Under: Civil Rights, Homophobia, Marriage, New Jersey
