Call it the betrayal of a few Democrats, or call it a failure to count the votes. Yesterday’s 38-24 defeat of marriage equality in the New York State Senate was largely unexpected because of its timing - rather than its outcome. While national gay marriage activists have been focusing the past few weeks on New Jersey, we had less than 24 hours notice that a vote in Albany would happen – making it impossible to effectively mobilize constituents of swing legislators to prevail. It’s true Empire State Pride Agenda had been working on the issue for months, but the State Senate leadership ...

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