Gay Marriage in New
York (1 Letter)
NYTimes May 29, 2007,
from the Web, May 30, 2007
To the Editor:
Re “Legal Status Brings Security to Some Same-Sex Marriages” (news article, May
22):
It is heartening to learn that a judge in Massachusetts has ruled in favor of
same-sex couples from New York who went to the state in pursuit of legally
recognized unions.
As one of five plaintiff couples in Hernandez v. Robles, Lambda Legal’s
historic lawsuit seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples in New York
State, we are acutely aware of the importance of any level of legal sanction for
gay and lesbian relationships.
Same-sex couples in New York seek nothing more than the same recognition and
rights as those available to our counterparts in Massachusetts and that
heterosexuals take for granted. This will involve, in no small part,
working to change hearts and minds.
Let’s hope that the State Legislature does what the Court of Appeals failed to
do: grant equal civil marriage protections for all New Yorkers.
Jo-Ann Shain
May Jo Kennedy
Brooklyn, May 22, 2007
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