Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sen. Ruben Diaz, the Senate’s most vocal opponent of gay marriage, directly followed Sen. Tom Duane in speaking on the floor of the Senate. Diaz began his remarks by explaining how much money gay marriage advocates raised in support of “Today we have come to a day that many of us would not like to be a [...]
Gay Geeks.Org (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
This from NY Daily News' Elizabeth Benjamin: Here's the strongest sign yet that the gay marriage bill will indeed come to the Senate floor for a vote before the day is over: Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., the measure's most outspoken...
Articles For News (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Here's the strongest sign yet that the gay marriage bill will indeed come to the Senate floor for a vote before the day is over: Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., the measure's most outspoken opponent, has retired to his Albany office to pray
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Here's the strongest sign yet that the gay marriage bill will indeed come to the Senate floor for a vote before the day is over: Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., the measure's most outspoken opponent, has retired to his Albany office to pray. "I don't know why it has to be done in special session. I don't know why it has to be today. Is it going to be done? I believe so," Diaz Sr....
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Bigotry makes strange bedfellows. Catholic Online's head hater Deacon Keith Fournier has published an effusive praising of NY Sen. Ruben Diaz' anti-gay performance yesterday. Senator Ruben Diaz is a “man with a chest”. He stands out in an age of men (and women) without chests. The reaction to the vote defending marriage against its opponents has been swift. Those...
Queerty (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wasn't New York's State Senate sooo going to vote on marriage last night? All the blogs said so! Even Sen. Ruben Diaz, the most anti-gay of all Democrats, left the floor to go pray. But, whoops, the senators went home last night voting on you homosexuals. CONTINUED » Permalink | Post a comment | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: [...]
Daily Intelligencer - New York Magazine (Free subscription) | yesterday
It looks like the Senate will indeed hold a vote on gay marriage sometime today, though at this point, it's impossible to tell how it will turn out. But you can follow along with the debate live online. Openly gay senator Tom Duane has already spoken about his hope to have the same rights as everyone else, and Ruben Diaz Sr. just expressed his opposition to the legislation and preference...
konagod (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
... equalized with those in the majority. Oh, and it's also about the Bible. During debate, Sen. Ruben Diaz, a conservative minister from the Bronx, led the mostly Republican opposition. “If you put this issue before the voters, the voters will reject it,” Diaz said. “Let the people decide.” Sen. Eric Adams, D-Brooklyn, challenged lawmakers to set aside...
Values Voter News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Gay Activists Crushing Defeat on Same-Sex "Marriage" Bill Victory for Democrat Sen. Ruben Diaz, who led tireless campaign to defend natural marriage.By Peter J. Smith ALBANY, December 2, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - At about 3:00pm on Wednesday afternoon the New York State Senate voted to overwhelmingly reject legislation that would have legalized same-sex "marriage."...
Pam's House Blend (Free subscription) | yesterday
UPDATE : Below the fold, NOM "celebrates." Here are the Dems who helped defeat it: • Joseph Addabbo (D-Queens) — NO • Darrel Aubertine (D- Cape Vincent) — NO • Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx) — NO • Shirley Huntley (D-Queens) — NO • Carl Kruger (D-Brooklyn) — NO • Hiram Monserrate (D-Queens) — NO • George Onorato (D-Queens)...
the albany project (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
... five who had hinted that they were definitely no votes or possible no votes. We knew that Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. was going to vote no. He wanted to suspend democracy by not having a vote at all (he considered it "treason" today that a vote was even held, regardless of the outcome) and has been the Senate's most outspoken critic of marriage equality, even outdoing the 30...
The West Virginia Rebel's Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
... 30 Republicans voted for the measure. Of the 32 Democrats, 24 voted for it, eight against. Sen. Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx) noted that the five states that have approved gay marriage did so through legislation. "When the people had the opportunity to vote [on a referendum], the people have rejected it," Diaz said. Which is the way it should be done-not by activist judges...
Capitol confidential (Free subscription) | yesterday
Here are links to YouTube videos from the Senate debate on the defeated same-sex marriage bill, in three parts: Part 1: Tom Duane opening comments, Ruben Diaz Sr., Eric Schneiderman, Eric Adams, Jeff Klein, David Valesky Part 2: David Valesky continued, Kevin Parker, Pedro Espada Jr., Diane Savino, Liz Krueger, Daniel Squadron, Velmanette Montgomery, Jose Serrano, Ruth [...]
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | yesterday
After the same-sex marriage bill was shot down today, the governor, the bill sponsor and gay-rights advocates vowed to continue their fight for passage. Proponents of the bill chanted “Shame!” and “Equal rights now” and “Gay, straight, black, white, marriage is a civil right!” at GOP senators and gay-marriage opponent Sen. Ruben Diaz, D-Bronx, as lawmakers...
Feministe (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’ve made my views on Ruben Diaz fairly clear. One jackass I’ve focused less on is Hiram Monserrate, a New York state senator who was one of eight Democrats to vote “no” on the marriage equality bill that failed today. Mr. Monserrate was too cowardly to speak on the senate floor about marriage [...]
