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NJ: New Poll Says 57% Support Putting Marriage Equality to Public Vote

Monday, February 6th, 2012

New York Gay Marriage PollA majority of New Jersey voters agree with Gov. Chris Christie’s call to put gay marriage on the ballot, according to a poll released this morning.

The Kean University/NJ Speaks poll of 1,000 likely voters found 57 percent support a public referendum on whether to allow same-sex couples to get married, while 32 percent oppose it.

When asked simply if they favor or oppose gay marriage, 48 percent favor it and 37 percent oppose it.

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NJ: Senate Vote on Marriage Equality Scheduled for February 13th

Monday, February 6th, 2012

New Jersey Marriage Equality Bill oteThe Democratic leadership in the New Jersey state legislature on Monday announced that measures to legalize same-sex marriage will advance to floor votes by both chambers — the majority leadership announced that the Senate had scheduled a vote for Feb. 13, followed by a vote in the House vote three days later.

This action puts added pressure on Republican Gov. Chris Christie, who has publicly vowed to veto any same-sex legislation, and instead has called on state lawmakers to put the issue before the voters on the November 2012 ballot.

Should the Governor make good with his promise to reject the bill, lawmakers from both parties acknowledge that the legislation will need to win the support of two-thirds of both houses — the threshold for overriding a governor’s veto.

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Palace at Somerset Park, Somerset, New Jersey

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Palace at Somerset Park

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Gay Friendly Wedding Vendors in Northern New Jersey

If you crave metropolitan energy and require a glamorous venue for your reception, look no further than The Palace at Somerset Park.

A venue that combines timeless elegance with a contemporary energy and understated old Hollywood glamour, The Palace is the perfect match for the bride who wants to be wed in unforgettable ambiance and decadence.

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NJ: Assembly Leader to Count Marriage Equality Bill Votes Today

Monday, February 6th, 2012

New Jersey Marriage Equality BillThe leader of the New Jersey Assembly is planning a head count to gauge how many Democrats would support legislation allowing gay couples to marry.

Speaker Sheila Oliver tells The Associated Press that today’s count will be the first time Assembly Democrats have been polled on marriage equality, even though both houses of the Legislature have made it their top priority.

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NJ: Would a Marriage Equality Initiative Help Conservatives in November?

Monday, February 6th, 2012

New Jersey Marriage Equality BillPolitical analysts say a referendum on gay marriage would influence voter turnout in the November election in New Jersey.

Gov. Chris Christie proposed putting the issue of same-sex marriage to a vote after saying he would veto the marriage equality bill that’s expected to come up for a vote in the full Legislature later this month.

Rider University political science professor Ben Dworkin says a referendum would cause more social conservatives to participate in the election.

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NJ: Can Democratic Lawmakers Pull Together Veto-Proof Majority for Marriage Equality?

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

New Jersey Marriage Equality BillDemocratic leaders in the state Assembly are trying to rally enough support to pass a bill giving gay couples the right to marry but face an uphill climb getting enough votes to override Gov. Chris Christie’s promised veto of the legislation.

Proponents saw gains when two members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee last week said they had grown more comfortable with supporting the legislation, which would expand state sanction of marriages to same-sex couples but doesn’t require compliance from religious organizations and affiliated groups.

Democrats cleared the bill out of the committee Thursday with a 5-2 vote along party lines, as Assemblymen Peter Barnes III and Ralph Caputo said they had overcome their past reservations — at least in order to give the matter a full vote in the lower house.

Full Story from the Daily Record

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NJ: Recap of Assembly Hearing on Marriage Equality

Saturday, February 4th, 2012

New Jersey Marriage Equality BillAs New Jersey continues to reinvent the wheel by holding the same marriage equality hearings over and over, a few gems of testimony manage to rise above the fray and adhere to our consciousness, whether for good or bad. If you’ve ever wanted to see a teen girl bring an entire room of adults to tears as she demands that the state recognize the love shared between her dads or an embarrassingly off-the-hinge “ex gay” nurse argue against civil rights, then follow the jump!

First up, 15-year old Madison Galluccio provided heartfelt testimony for why her dads should be able to marry in New Jersey during Thursday’s hearing.

“I do have to say that New Jersey has made me feel discriminated, like I’m some sort of outcast. But guess what New Jersey? I’m no outcast. I am Madison Galluccio, and I am part of the Galluccio family.”

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NJ: Assembly Committee Passes Marriage Equality Bill 5-2

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

New Jersey Marriage Equality BillAfter a long hearing that produced heated and emotional testimony Thursday, an Assembly committee voted 5-2 along party lines in favor of a bill from Democrats that would allow gay couples to marry in New Jersey.

The measure still faces votes in both houses of the Legislature, with the Senate vote set for Feb. 13. Republican Gov. Chris Christie has promised to veto the Marriage Equality and Religious Exemption Act if it reaches his desk.

Proponents touted the bill’s protections for religious organizations and affiliated groups that refuse to conduct a same-sex marriage as part of free exercise of religion, but that doesn’t address core religious concerns, said Rabbi Moshe Bressler, an Orthodox Jew from Lakewood.

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Ultimate Caterer, Marlboro, New Jersey

Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

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Gay Friendly Wedding Vendors in Central New Jersey

Ultimate Caterer, Marlboro, NJThe Ultimate Caterer. We start by coordinating the perfect location…. whether a traditional Hall, beautiful Mansion, sophisticated Hotel, elegant Yacht or a Garden Party at your home complete with tenting, greenery, tulling & lights. We have more than 200 locations to show you, each one unique in its own way.

Your Catering Specialist will guide you through planning a menu specific to your tastes. House specialties include Chicken Franchese Marsala, Salmon Poached in Chardonnay with Fresh Dill and Chateaubriand in our famous 4 onion demiglace. Your Celebration will include a menu customized just for you, with your favorite selections from our extensive menus.

Special dietary requirements are never a problem, we offer Glatt Kosher Catering, Vegetarian Menus and traditional ethnic menus including Italian, Indian, Persian, Russian, French, Mexican and more. Our Professional Chefs have extensive culinary training and the area’s top culinary schools place their externs with us for training under our Chefs’ supervision.

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NJ: Gay Supreme Court Nominee Promised to Recuse Himself From Marriage Equality Cases

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

New Jersey Marriage Equality BillNew Jersey Governor Chris Christie said his pick to be the first openly gay justice on the state Supreme Court won’t rule on issues involving same-sex marriage.

Christie, a first-term Republican, also said critics, including Assemblyman Reed Gusciora, one of two openly gay New Jersey legislators, are “numbnuts” for comparing him to segregationists for comments he made about civil rights.

The governor last week proposed a referendum on gay marriage. Democratic lawmakers said the issue is a matter of civil rights and shouldn’t be decided by voters. Christie drew criticism from Democrats when he said that “people would have been happy with a referendum on civil rights rather than fighting and dying in the streets of the South.”

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