Although activists were elated when the Assembly approved same-sex legislation on Thursday, they were, like jilted suitors, saddened by the ones who got away.
Take Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (R-Monmouth), the only Republican strongly in favor of the measure, whom gay rights advocates are fuming at for missing the vote, even though the bill passed 42-33.
In an ironic twist, The Auditor hears she was in Jamaica celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary. Still, gay rights advocates had hoped she would shorten her vacation. Angelini could not be reached for comment and her staff did not return calls.
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Of America’s 7,382 state legislators, only 85 are openly gay or lesbian. They are, however, playing an outsized and often impassioned role when the agenda turns to recognizing same-sex couples with civil unions or full marriage rights.
