by Evelyn Bailey
For many of us our overwhelming consumption with working for Marriage Equality in New York, has not left much time to look at the history of this movement in New York State which actually began with the women's rights movement in the United States at a convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton presented the Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions, calling for legal equality for women. The document asserted that "all men and women are created equal" and deserve equal rights, including the franchise and equality within marriage. The Fight for Marriage Rights has continued in New York for the past 163 years.
38 DAYS AGO ON JUNE 24, 2011 THE FIGHT FOR MARRIAGE ENDED IN VICTORY. Marriage Equality is now a reality for the Rochester and New York LGBT community. The complete dated history of this struggle can be found on line. Shoulders To Stand On would like to look at the preceding months leading up to the passage of this historic legislation.
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