NJ: Steve Goldstein's Passionate Fight for Gay Marriage

Steven Goldstein was in his element. As a line of same-sex marriage advocates stretched out the door of a spacious Statehouse committee room, the high-energy Goldstein, in a navy suit and white yarmulke, was inside, stage-managing the scene before a public vote and working political levers for his cause. One moment he stood near a table of reporters, chatting as he punched away at his BlackBerry; then he buzzed over to a spot among key Senate aides before darting to sit in the audience. He had arranged for hundreds of supporters to descend on Trenton before a first-ever committee vote on same-sex marriage in New Jersey. He got them to arrive early and save the best seats for clergy backing his cause. He had huge placards put up in the Statehouse hallways. He found parents and couples with compelling stories to tell. And he threatened Democrats who refused to support his side, gambling that pressure would deliver victory. Full Story from Philly.com: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/homepage/79196602.html

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