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Battleground New York

Jennifer Carnig,
New York Civil Liberties Union
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June 1, 2009

They lost in Vermont. They lost in Maine. They even lost in Iowa.

And now the anti-marriage zealots are coming into New York’s backyard. Last week the National Organization for Marriage made it clear that the Empire State is the new battleground in their war against equality.

But we will meet them with love. We will meet them with families. We will meet them with commitment. We will meet them with a belief in fairness, equality, justice and the values that this national was founded on.

Watch this video and meet the real people and loving relationships behind the fight for marriage fairness in New York State:

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Visit MarriageNY.com to stand up for fairness, to stand up for justice and to stand up for love. Tell your representatives that New Yorkers value all families.

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