New Jersey Marriage Equality setback

No so good news, folks.

There's a minor setback for the NJ marriage equality vote.

A state Senate vote on legalizing same-sex marriage in New Jersey is expected to be delayed, its two prime sponsors said today.

Sens. Ray Lesniak (D-Union) and Loretta Weinberg (D-Bergen) said the bill -- which was up for passage on Thursday -- instead will likely be introduced in the Assembly Judiciary Committee in preparation for a vote by the lower house.

The lawmakers said they expect Senate President Richard Codey (D-Essex) to agree to the delay. Codey, who had posted the bill on Thursday's agenda, could not immediately be reached for comment this afternoon.

Lesniak said he still expects a vote on same-sex marriage in both houses before the end of the lame-duck legislative session in January. Advocates are pushing for passage of the bill before Gov. Jon Corzine leaves office Jan. 19. Corzine supports the measure, while incoming Gov. Chris Christie says he will veto it.

While even proponents conceded this week that passage was in doubt, Lesniak and Weinberg said they were not postponing the debate because they lacked the 21 votes to succeed in the Senate. They said they want Assembly members to engage in the public dialogue and hear the testimony from both sides that senators already have been exposed to.

It's not over, maybe the stall can ensure votes for same sex marriage.

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Could the Annual Mid-Atlantic Leather (MAL) Weekend kick off a not-so-cute year for us?

*Warning* I'm ranting, so you are warned.

As Obama becomes the next President, an orgy of leather will be happening almost across the street.

Yes, the Mid-Atlantic Leather (basically a huge sex party) will be in town and it hasn't gone unnoticed. Peter LaBarbera, big boss of Americans for Truth about Homosexuality, has begun his 'attack'.

Peter got a hold of the info involving the details of this event:

We’ve now got a KILLER line up of DEMOS, including super skilled rope bondage, sounds play, and flogging. LIVE Music and Sound is gonna be provided by THE BLACK PARTY DJ Rich King. So you can suck, fist, rim, and [f–k] TO THE BEAT. 15 Slings, Piss Tubs, Rimming Stations, a Bondage Cross, and a Flogging Station.

Accomodations

We have just received word that the Doubletree Hotel has a few rooms remaining. Call the hotel at 1-800-492-5195 and ask for the Centaur Mid-Atlantic Leather room block. [Centaur is a D.C.-based homosexual sadistic group]

Maneuvers Location

This Maneuvers is a PRIVATE and INVITATION-ONLY event. It will be held at the nearby Doubletree Hotel, located at 1515 Rhode Island Avenue NW. Go to the Second Floor, which is where all the Convention Rooms are.
We are the only event on this floor and our desk is in view of the elevators.

Door Times

The Maneuvers will be held on Saturday, Jan 17. Doors open at 10pm and will close at 12 midnight. No admission after 12. Play continues until 4am. …

Attitude Code

Masculine, friendly, and ready to play. Spectators who wanna run their
mouths and socialize are not welcome at this event. We are here to
enjoy the company of MEN and to [F–K] our brains out. …

Invitation Only

All pigs must be on our email list and pre-approved to receive an Invitation…

Then after he received this info, he march on over to the hotels, where the debauchery will take place. Not only did he warn the hotels, he took all of this info and posted it up on his site, including hotels and their parent companies. As you will see, he is trying to shut it down. Peter will probably fail, but he could accomplish a huge powerful goal.

This could be a start of backlash for us. I know we have these 'parties', but this one is too close for comfort. This is not to far from Obama's inauguration. This could our Senator Robert Kelly (sorry, X-Men reference) that tips the scales from us to the kooky conservatives.

Also, I'm not a huge fan of these type of events. These events can set us back and almost unravel our argument for marriage and basic civil rights. I think we should celebrate our sexuality, but I don't want this to bite us in ass...I could go into a rimming joke, but I won't.