NY: Gay Marriage Rally Draws Hundreds to Times Square

Hundreds showed up in Times Square on a rainy Wednesday night and stood behind a large banner labeled "Crime Scene" to express publicly their outrage at the State Senate's defeat of same-sex marriage in New York State. "Well, this is a crime scene. What they did in Albany today was a crime," said a protester. "We are beyond words, feelings about 38 senators telling me that because the person I love is not the gender they believe it should be, I can't marry that person," said another. "As a gay woman who is also black, I felt very disturbed at the trend this country is taking and not recognizing the rights of all of its citizens," said a third. Long-time partners David and Fred from Manhattan told NY1 they are waiting to tie the knot in the state where they live and that they want equal rights. Full Story from NY1: http://ny1.com/5-manhattan-news-content/top_stories/109840/midtown-same-sex-marriage-advocates-express-outrage-at-albany

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