“I do not want a pew in your church”
“Let me just reiterate what I want and what I don’t want: I do not want a pew in your church. I do not want a seat in your synagogue. What I want is a piece of paper that is issued by my government, that many of you have had, some of you have had it two or three times, and I’m only looking for it once… Someday soon, after 28 years of being engaged, I’m going to actually be allowed to be married.”
– Assemblymember Daniel J. O’Donnell, speaking at today’s New York State gay marriage press conference.