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With a vote in the Senate of 33-29, New York became the sixth state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage — but the nine senators from Long Island, all Republican, voted against the bill, … more
With a vote of 33-29, New York became the sixth state in the nation to allow same-sex marriage — but the nine Long Island senators, all Republican, voted down the proposal which was signed into law shortly before midnight on June 24. more
In March 2010, Washington, D.C., joined Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont in allowing same-sex marriages. Imagine that: Gay and lesbian couples can wed in our nation’s capital, but not in New York, a state long known for its progressive politics. more
Last weekend, I was out in Bellmore with a few friends to see a movie. As we were waiting for it to start, my friend Amy mentioned to me that she’d read a previous column of mine about trust and relationships. more
"Love is the most unnatural thing in the world." Yeah, you heard me. Ok, so I wasn't the one who said that. It was said TO me recently during a lunch with a well, let's call him a more mature, friend (really a mentor) of mine. How much more mature? Well, let's just say he's been married longer than I've been alive and leave it at that. more
Recently I’ve encountered a number of people in their 20s and 30s who are feeling afraid and stressed because they don’t yet know what they want to “do” or “be” in life. Some have finished college with no idea of what to do next. more
There came a moment some 28 years into my marriage when I realized no one ever prepared me for living with another human being, in close quarters, for an open-ended amount of time. Naïve, you say? No, as a marriage veteran, I realized that it's a solid gold, mind-blowing miracle when a marriage lasts. No one is prepared for the challenges of the long haul. No one is counseled properly. No one can know what to expect. more
“I think in this day and age we’re not asking for special laws,” said Malverne resident Robert Powers. “We’re asking for equal laws.” more
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