Why I Now Support Gay Marriage

[Shana A]

Why I Now Support Gay Marriage

By TOM SUOZZI
Published: June 12, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/13/opinion/13suozzi.html

WHEN I ran in the Democratic primary for governor against Eliot Spitzer in 2006, I vocally supported civil unions for same-sex couples but did not endorse equal marriage. I understood the need to provide equal rights for gays and lesbians, but as a practicing Catholic, I also felt that the state should not infringe on religious institutions' right to view marriage in accordance with their own traditions. I thought civil unions for same-sex couples would address my concerns regarding both equality and religious liberty.

I was wrong.