Stringer Walks the Walk on Marriage Equality

In what they describe as a protest against New York's discriminatory marriage laws against same-sex couples, Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer and his fiance, Elyse Buxbaum, have announced that they will marry in Connecticut, which allows same-sex marriage. Says Stringer, “If enough people who have somewhat of a profile — not just politicians, but artists and business leaders — start going into Massachusetts or Connecticut and show New York how embarrassing it is that you can’t get a marriage license for same-sex couples, then we will change things” (The New York Times).