The New York State Bar Association backs same-sex marriage

Lez Get Real has just learned that delegates for the New York State Bar Association meeting in Cooperstown today, have adopted a resolution asking New York state legislators to give full marriage rights to same-sex couples, reversing their previous position on same-se marriage saying that New York could take other actions to guarantee those rights, such as recognizing domestic partnerships or civil unions.

“It is important to afford same-sex couples the ability to obtain the comprehensive set of rights and responsibilities available to opposite-sex couples. The Assembly has passed the Governor’s Program Bill,” said New York State Bar Association President Michael E. Getnick of Utica, and he called upon the New York Senate to take action on this matter.

The delegates also said that New York’s Domestic Relations law should also be changed to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states.

Theatrics in the New York State Senate over the pass two weeks however have made it unlikely the same-sex marriage bill will get a vote.