Bronx Congressman Jose E. Serrano and his son, Bronx State Senator Jose Marco Serrano, are joining Governor David Paterson and other elected officials in supporting New York State’s efforts to legalize same-sex marriage.
“Our friends and family members in the lesbian and gay community deserve the same rights in all areas of the law as other couples,” said the elder Serrano in a statement. “Marriage has many benefits, and we should not deny them to couples who are in loving, committed relationships.”
Several state senators have not stated their opposition to the proposed legislation, but the Bronx’s Ruben Diaz, Sr. (father of new Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.) is adamantly opposed. Last month, he called an emergency summit on gay marriage with the New York Hispanic Clergy Coalition.
The legislation is expected to pass in the State Assembly, and activists are now working to secure votes from senators like Ruth Hassell-Thompson, a Democrat who represents parts of Westchester and the Bronx, who has not publicly stated how she will vote.
The measure is supposed to come up for a vote in the very near future.
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