WASHINGTON, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PFLAG National (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) -- the nation's largest grassroots-based family organization for families, friends and allies of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people -- has issued the following statement regarding the 33 - 29 vote in favor of marriage equality in New York State.
"We applaud Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State legislature for their historic vote in favor of marriage equality. This step towards equal civil rights -- in one of the largest states in our nation -- affirms recent polls that most Americans are now in favor of marriage equality for our LGBT loved ones. PFLAG mothers and fathers all over the state of New York will be celebrating with their sons and daughters, who can now legally marry the people they love in their hometowns," said Jody Huckaby, Executive Director of PFLAG National.
"After years of actively fighting for marriage equality in New York State, I am elated that both of my sons -- gay and straight -- will now have the same basic civil right to marry the person they love in the state in which they were raised," said Dale Bernstein, PFLAG National Board Member, PFLAG Mom, and lifelong New York resident.
PFLAG National is committed to securing full civil rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, by providing support, education and advocacy. Founded in 1973 by mothers and fathers, PFLAG has more than 200,000 members and supporters in more than 350 chapters throughout the United States. To learn more, please visit www.pflag.org.
SOURCE PFLAG National
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