Bloomberg Says Gay Marriage Vote in NY Unlikely This Year

In an interview with Gay City News, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg discusses the mayoral race, his opponent NYC comptroller Bill Thompson, and expresses confidence that he can sway key GOP Senators (specifically Brooklyn’s Martin Golden and Queens’ Frank Padavan) to make a 'yes' vote when marriage equality comes to the floor in the legislature. He also says that's not likely to happen this year: And perhaps the mayor doesn’t have to worry about [working the Senators] either, at least between now and the November election. “I don’t know how to get it to come up,” he said, explaining his view that having the issue move to the Senate floor may prove more difficult than rounding up the votes. “If you want my honest opinion,” Bloomberg continued, the Senate leadership is unlikely to move a gay marriage bill “when I don’t see these guys willing to stand up for less controversial issues.” Full Story from Towleroad: http://www.towleroad.com/2009/09/bloomberg-says-no-ny-marriage-equality-vote-this-year-vows-help.html

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