About Bloody Time

New York State has a proud history of civil rights legislation, but it has fallen badly behind in equal marriage rights.

That may be about to change.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.

Marriage-equality legislation has passed numerous times in the State Assembly, but has been repeatedly blocked in the State Senate. In December 2009, when Democrats still controlled the Senate, the bill failed 38 to 24.

Hoping to avoid a repeat of 2009, Cuomo has repeatedly said he would not introduce a bill until enough “yes” votes are secured.

Assured of support in the Democrat-controlled Assembly, the Marriage Equality Act needs 32 votes in the 62-seat Senate to pass.

At this hour, 31 senators have promised support, and six remain undecided.

But the New York Post reported on Monday that privately, Cuomo has the votes needed, and that “far more of the [GOP] members are in play than anyone realizes, including some surprising names from conservative upstate areas.”

This should be interesting. Maybe even ReThuglicans are waking up to the fact that younger Merkins are cool with gay people and don't see any reason to discriminate against them.

Expect ReThuglican caterwauling if this passes.

You'll never guess. . .

. . . who's profiting from the abortion industry (as fetus fetishists like to style abortion providers).

Whackadoodle Rupublican teabagger, New York gubernatorial candidate, and staunch fetus fetishist Carl Paladino.

Turns out he is landlord to an abortuary Planned Parenthood clinic.

And that's not the end of his galloping hypocrisy.

Last week he got into hot water for his views on the gay agenda.

"I just think my children and your children would be much better off and much more successful getting married and raising a family, and I don't want them to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option. It isn't," said Paladino.

The remarks came right after Paladino said it was time to stop pandering to "pornographers and perverts."

Paladino, whose nephew is gay, outlined his views on gay issues at two separate events with religious leaders, saying he would veto any legislation that granted gays the right to marry.

"I oppose the homosexual agenda, whether they call it marriage, civil union or domestic partnership," said the Republican candidate.

And now we find that he's an enabler of said agenda. He was landlord to gay bars.

Go read more about this charming character, including his years-long history of sending racist and pornographic emails to his pals.

He allegedly sent:
- A video, send round ahead of president Barack Obama's signing in, entitled 'Obama Inauguration Rehearsal' showing an African tribesman dancing, and is apparently popular among white supremacists
- An e-mail with the subject line 'Proof the Irish discovered Africa' containing a video of monkeys that appear to be doing a Riverdance-style jig
- A bestiality video involving a horse and a woman

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In other words -- he's a pervert and pornographer-enabler too.

Unless the good people of New York state have completely mislaid their collective wits, meet new Governor Andrew Cuomo, a real friend of gays and pro-choice too.