After over 8 hours of testimony and a brief debate, the NJ Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Freedom of Religion and Equality in Civil Marriage bill (S1967) on a 7 to 6 vote.  The expectation is that the bill will be debated by the full Senate as early as Thursday. Responses will be posted after [...]

Over 700 marriage equality supporters rallied this morning in Trenton.  Senator Lesniak assured the crowd that “this is not the New York legislature”, and promised the Senate Judiciary Committee vote on the marriage bill on Monday, December 7.  A Senate floor debate is expected as soon as Thursday, December 10.  If you can swing it, [...]

The Star-Ledger posted the dismal headline today regarding the NJ marriage equality bill: A surprisingly dark day for gay rights in New Jersey.  Steve Goldstein from Garden State Equality sums it up pretty well, saying Many of us in the progressive movement just want to throw up…Democrats put out one hand out to ask for [...]

This morning I got an email from NOM’s Brian Brown stating that NOM had launched a $500,000 voter outreach campaign to make sure “New Jerseyans” know what’s going on in Trenton.  The campaign features a radio ad called “Give Me a Break”, which can be heard here.  Below is the script provided by NOM, but [...]

UPDATE: Blend reader Matthew has provided info on how to get from Philly or NY to Trenton via public transit.  It’s at the bottom of the post. From Garden State Equality Urgent!  This Monday, November 23rd, join us at 8:30 am in Trenton to lobby for marriage equality!   Meet at Garden State Equality’s office [...]

New Jersey Governor John Corzine is up for reelection in November.  That didn’t make him shy of saying in a Q & A session “I look forward to signing marriage equality legislation,” Corzine told the Press of Atlantic City. “I think that will be this year.” The Governor made the remarks Monday at a union [...]