Rochester, NY will
host Unite for Marriage rally April 27
Rochester, NY-- This year, hundreds of local
organizers across the country are working to plan events in communities large
and small, conservative and liberal, and in all corners of the country to show
that America is ready for marriage equality. Once again, Rochester, NY will be
on that map. On Monday, April 27 a coalition of local organizations will be
sponsoring a rally in front of the Kenneth Keating Federal Building, 100 State
Street, Rochester, NY 14614 from 5:00 –
6:30 pm to call for equal protections for all citizens of the United States.
The
national strategy to win marriage for same-sex couples has always focused on a
final victory at the U.S. Supreme Court. In the past year alone, there have
been 65 rulings in favor of marriage for
same-sex couples -- clearly demonstrating that the country is ready and that
the age-old arguments against the freedom to marry simply don’t survive
judicial review.
Finally,
the question of whether same-sex couples everywhere can marry will have its day
before our nation’s highest court. In January, the Court granted review of
cases from four states - Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio and Tennessee – with oral
arguments to be held this week. This historic moment follows years of steady
momentum, from increasing public support, to four referendum victories in 2012,
to even the Court itself, when it denied petitions in five marriage cases in
October 2014, thereby allowing the freedom to marry to take effect in 11 states.
Local
advocates are raising their voices once more to proclaim it’s time for a
national resolution by the Supreme Court when nearly 72 percent of Americans
live in a state that grants marriage to same-sex couples. There are now just 13
states without the freedom to
marry, and those families continue to face harm and discrimination every single
day.
Scott Fearing, Executive Director of the Gay Alliance
of the Genesee Valley says when it comes to earning a living, having
a place to call home, and sharing in public accommodations, everyone should be
treated fairly under the law. He added, “All hardworking people deserve the
right to marry and should have the opportunity to earn a living and provide for
their families. Marriage provides that stability for all our working families.”
This event is sponsored in part by The Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley, The MOCHA Center, Pride at Work,
AFL-CIO, Marriage Equality USA-Rochester, Empire State Pride Agenda and New
York Civil Liberties Union among others.
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