Sort by Daily Kos (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009 - YouTube
Senator Maziarz responds to a question by Anne Tischer on voting for the marriage equality bill, S4401 and gay civil rights at the Breakfast Town Hall...
Sort by Daily Kos (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009
Keep an eye on Albany today. Albany, NY (AHN) - The New York Legislature holds a special session on Tuesday to tackle a $3.2 billion budget deficit. It is expected to vote on a same-sex marriage bill introduced by Gov. David Paterson last week. The state Assembly had passed the measure in May by an 89-52 vote amid competing demonstrations by gay advocates and those who support traditional marriage,...
Sort by The Daily Dish (Free subscription) - 11/13/2009
As the Democrats in New York State again stick it to their gay supporters, just as the Democrats in Washington continue to do, it's worth watching this brief interaction. A constituent of state senator George Maziarz asks him a question...
Sort by Towleroad (Free subscription) - 11/09/2009
Senator George Maziarz tells Anne Tischer and Bess Watts of Gates, New York, a couple of 15 years who married in Canada four years ago, that he won't be voting for her right to get married in New York. This...
Sort by Queerty (Free subscription) - 11/09/2009
New Yorkers Anne Tischer and her wife Bess are upstanding citizens, she tells her State Sen. George Maziarz. They work hard, care for their community, pay their taxes. But they also have health and home issues, just like every other American. Not helping things? Their inability to marry. So will Maziarz continue "denying civil rights" [...]
Sort by Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) - 11/09/2009
JMG reader Bess in Rochester sends us this clip of her wife Anne Tischer pleading for GOP NY state Sen. George Maziarz to support tomorrow's possible vote on marriage equality. After Tischer lays out her case calmly and logically, Mariarz is unmoved, does not address any of her points, and flatly announces his plan to vote against the bill. Applause results. Subscribe to Joe.My.God.
Sort by the albany project (Free subscription) - 11/09/2009
(H/T to ladkiddo over at Rochester Turning ) Senator George Maziarz has never been a friend of the marriage equality movement or the LGBT community. But even if you don't share the views of the community or movement, you could least give them a serious answer. Case in point: The video below featuring a woman who is legally married to her partner. Anne Tischer and her partner Bess have been together...
Sort by boy culture (Free subscription) - 11/09/2009
Via Joe.My.God.: I don't see how anyone with a brain and/or a heart (you don't even need both!) could listen to this woman's logical plea for marriage equality, and then listen to the flat, cowardly answer from her senator (Senator...
Sort by rochesterturning.com (Free subscription) - 11/09/2009
Anne Tischer just sent me this video of a town-hall with Senator Maziarz (operative syllable-arz). H/T to Anne and Bess: I’m not going to write too much about it, except to say, what do these “queers” really expect? I mean do they really think they deserve the same protection, under the law, as everyone else? Where [...] Related posts: Kuhl: This is what Democracy looks like… Supporting discrimination-your...
Sort by BuffaloPundit (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009
A constituent explains in eloquent detail why same-sex marriage is so important to her and her wife. I thought Maziarz’s reaction & answer was fine. He’s against it, he’s voting against it, that’s the way it goes. You just can’t get every politician to vote the way you want, no matter how eloquent you are. What disappointed [...]
Sort by Ryan's Take (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009
Thankfully, this video isn't from Massachusetts, but it still pains me to watch it (along with the news that marriage equality is again delayed in NY , though that's much better than defeated). Here's a woman who speaks at length about how she can't get legally married in her state demonstratively hurts her everyday life, speaking openly and honestly about a very frank issue, and how is she answered?...
Sort by Left of the Hudson (Free subscription) - 11/10/2009
When they're faced with their constituents that want their civil rights and equal protection of the law granted to them under the 14th amendment, these Albany dumbasses don't even have an answer for them except to stammer that they're against gay marriage. That's because there's really no rational justification for excluding people who are gay and lesbian from marrying. Your reasons for excluding...
