GothamGazette.com – by Andy Humm
Members of the New York State Senate and Assembly always go on a wild ride in the last few weeks of the session, passing bills by the bucketful, and ignoring others in the rush to adjourn. This year was no different, and when the dust settled ? and the legislators had gone home ? 2007 turned out to be at best a mixed year for advocates of greater civil rights and liberties.
Consider three bills before the legislature: one on gay marriage, one on the rights of accused rapists (and, not incidentally, the health of rape survivors) and one on transgender rights.