Topic: Alan Van Capelle

After Gay Marriage Loss, Advocate Bows Out

Alan Van Capelle, executive director of New York's Empire State Pride Agenda, has announced his departure from the organization Alan Van Capelle, executive director of New York's Empire State Pride Agenda, has announced his departure from the organization. Van Capelle ...
Crushed gay marriage supporters in New York have begun campaigning against senators who voted against a gay marriage bill last week Crushed gay marriage supporters in New York have begun campaigning against senators who voted against a gay marriage bill. Less than ...
The state?s highest court on Thursday upheld policies giving some government benefits to same-sex couples who are legally married outside the state, but did not rule on whether gay marriage should be legal in New York, leaving that issue for the ...

Iowa Gay Marriage Decision A Sweeping Win

Iowa gay marriage decision unanimous, takes effect April 24The seven justices on the Iowa Supreme court ruled unanimously Friday in favor of six gay and lesbian couples who had been denied a marriage license. This is government of the people, by the ...

How (and Why) Gillibrand Got Right With Gays

For all the accounts of the last-minute machinations that went into the selection of Kirsten Gillibrand as New York's new senator, we haven't heard much about the sudden willingness of some gay-rights activists to vouch for her. Hours before Governor ...

Did Same-Sex Marriage Lose Out in Smith's Deal?

ALBANYDespite the coy confidence of one of the most outspoken critics of gay marriage that the issue won't come up this legislative session, advocates of same-sex unions don't believe they were sold out by Senate Democrats, as was reportedly the ...

Same-Sex Marriage Advocates Debate the Gang of Three

A forum about same-sex marriage last week at the L.G.B.T. Center in Chelsea earlier in the week turned into a pointed debate over how to respond to three rebellious Democrats in the State Senate.Early in the nearly two-hour ...
Heres an invitation for a July 29 fund-raiser in Manhattan for Democratic State Senator Eric Schneiderman, which asks people to join David Paterson at the event.Paterson has been criticized for not helping Democrats work towards winning a majority in the State ...