IT IS ON...WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Can you feel it? We’re on the verge of a big win in New York. All of the momentum right now is in our favor. Since we last wrote you, the state assembly has passed the marriage bill and five new state senators have voiced their support. Two of these supporters—Jim Alesi and Roy McDonald—are the first Republican senators in New York to publicly support the freedom to marry.

Know that the work that you did last year played a huge role in getting these new supporters.

We won’t get into the weeds of the end-of-session politics in Albany, but we’re now basically waiting for resolution on a couple of other bills before the marriage bill is brought to the floor. Once that happens, we expect that Majority Leader Dean Skelos will allow a vote of conscience in the state senate, where we need just one more vote to win.

We know that vote—and likely more—exists. We need you to help us secure these last few votes by staying plugged in during these final hours of the New York marriage campaign.

You can help us now by:

• Attending the Rally for Love and Marriage tomorrow—Tuesday, June 21—in Albany at noon at the Capitol: Join the NYUM coalition on the grounds of the state capitol tomorrow to show the massive support for passing this bill.

• Calling your state senator: We need the supportive calls to keep flowing into the offices of state senators. You can call your senator here. Keep the call respectful and brief, but them know that you are paying attention to their vote.
• Donating to New Yorkers United for Marriage: The coalition continues to run an effective TV ad campaign, focusing mostly on the Albany market while the legislature is in session. Additionally, field organizers continue to do great work drumming up support in key districts. These tools need funding, and any amount you can give will help.

With your help, we’re confident that we will have something big to celebrate by the end of the week. And we want you to know that we’re not leaving Albany until we get this done. Like we said in our note last week, we’re at the eleventh hour—stay in this with us until we cross the finish line.

Thanks, as always, for your support and dedication.

-Team Fight Back New York

WE'RE BACK.

We’re baaaaaack. Did you miss us?

A half a year went by very quickly. That’s how long it’s been since you helped to fundamentally change the political landscape in New York. Now we’re almost at the end of the legislative session and we believe we have the best shot we’ve ever had at finally winning marriage. So we’re going to ask you to help one more time.

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Thanks to your generosity and resilience, this year Fight Back New York went hard at anti-gay senators and beat them. The work you helped us do brought New York one step closer to equality. Fight Back New York was created from the reaction and passion after the senate voted down the marriage bill. We would not exist without your support. Because we respect your generosity and value transparency, please click here to review a donor report that recaps the races we targeted and details our expenditures.

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