Legal Same Sex Marriage: Is NY Next?

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Soterios Johnson
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

Later this morning, Governor Paterson is expected to provide details on the legislation he'll introduce to legalize same sex marriage in New York. The measure has dim prospects in the legislature, and even gay rights leaders are questioning the decision to push it forward now.

Keith Richburg, New York Bureau Chief of the Washington Post has been covering the story and joins us to discuss it.

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