Dov Hikind Votes For 2 Bills That Recognize Same Sex "Marriage"

It's bad enough that people like Steven Cymbrowitz (Flatbush), Joseph Lentol (Williamsburg) vote for pro homosexuality bills because they know our community doesn't have our priorities straight and wouldn't use political pressure to force these politicians to vote appropriately.  But here we have 2 bills that's purpose is to consider same sex "marriages" equivalent, to real marriages, and of the 5 Jews in Albany who claim to be Orthodox all 5 voted for it (Dov Hikind, Phillip Goldfeder, Michael Simanowitz, Shelly Silver (who no longer has his fake heter of being speaker), and David Weprin).

The memo to Bill A05476 makes it clear that it's purpose is to extend same sex "marriages" to other areas of the law, and is thus really a bill to recognize same sex "marriage" in estates, powers and trusts law.  (highlighted portion is added for clarity). The reason for this bill was that the state didn't change other laws when they made the same sex "marriage" law.  Voting for this bill is voting to recognize those said unions for other areas of the law.  Thus voting for this bill is equvlient to voting for same sex "marriage".

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:

The "Marriage" Equality Act enacted as Chapter 95 of 2011 provides that "marriages" of same-sex and different-sex couples are to be treated equally in all respects under the law. This bill makes conforming changes to the Estates, Powers and Trusts Law and the Surrogate's Court Procedure Act to reflect the provisions of the same sex "marriage" Act.

The second bill A00023 makes it that same sex "marriages" must be recognized regarding adoptions as is made perfectly clear by the memo.  Voting for this bill means by default, you recognize the "marriage" of a same sex couple, and furthermore wish to make sure that other states recognize the "parentage" of both parties in the same sex couple

JUSTIFICATION : 

Under existing New York law, judges already have the ability to grant an adoption of a child by a petitioner whose parentage is already legally-recognized. These adoptions are routinely granted and can be very important for many same-sex "couples" and their "children". 

While the spouse of a woman who gives birth to a child is presumed to be the child's parent, same-sex "couples" find themselves in a legally precarious position when traveling in places where same-sex "marriages" are not recognized. A New York adoption would be honored in another jurisdiction, and afforded full faith and credit, even if a couple's "marriage" was not. This gives children the security that both their "parents" will be legally recognized wherever family members may be due to their same sex "marriage".

Already under existing law, judges may and routinely do grant these adoptions. Despite this clear legal authority, a Surrogate's Court in Brooklyn recently denied a "married" same-sex couple an adoption. This bill further codifies the existing law to explicitly state that a petition to adopt shall not be denied solely on the basis that the petitioner's parentage is already legally-recognized due to a same sex "marriage". This bill ensures that same sex couples' access to such adoptions could not be fettered by future court decisions.

Contacting some of these legislators to complain can prevent them from ever voting for such rishus again, this is especially true for Dov Hikind who is represents the largest Orthodox community in America

Dov Hikind (718) 853-9616
Phillip Goldfeder (718) 945-9550, (718) 641-8755
Michael Simanowitz (718) 969-1508
Shelly Silver (212) 312-1420
David Weprin (718)454-3027, (718)805-2381
Steven Cymbrowitz (718)743-4078
Joseph Lentol (718)383-7474

Michael Simanowitz, And Phillip Goldfeder Vote To Ban Therapists From Helping People Overcome Homosexual Desires

NY Assembly bans gay conversion therapy for kids

on June 16, 2014 at 5:59 PM, updated June 16, 2014 at 6:11 PM

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)  -- New York's Assembly has passed a ban against health professionals trying to change a child's sexual orientation through therapy.

Why The APA Says repetitive Therapy is harmful

On Monday the Democratic-led Assembly passed the ban 86 to 28. It would prohibit licensed psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, mental health practitioners and physicians from using conversion therapy on anyone under 18 remember many molestation victims go on to develop attraction for members of he same sex, so this bill is pro sexual molestation. Clergy would not be included.
 The American Psychological Association says there is no evidence so-called gay conversion therapy can change someone's sexual orientation . However the former head of the APA Nicholas Cummings, who is led the fight to declassify homosexuality as a mental illness, has admitted gays can change! 

(The New American)

Bans against gay conversion therapy have already gone into law in New Jersey and California. A proposed ban was voted down in Illinois in April.

Opponents of the ban say that it may infringe on a person's freedom of speech. (read this to understand why they also don't say freedom of religion rather only use free speech)

The bill has been sent to the Republican-led Senate for consideration. and BH didn't get voted on before the session ended
(AP)

This is from the opening statement of the bill that the "Orthodox" Michael Simanowitz, Phillip Goldfeder, David Weprin, and Shelly Silver were maskim to by voting for this bill.

 a.  Being  lesbian,  gay,  bisexual  or  transgender is not a disease, disorder, illness, deficiency, or shortcoming.  The  major  professional associations  of  mental  health  practitioners  and  researchers in the United States have recognized this fact for nearly 40 years. (bill)

Remember that many rabbanim (from all circles) stated there was a chiyuv for those who have a teivah for mishkav zachar to go for therapy to get help


Listen to Rav Yoshe Ber Soloveitchik on the possibility of changing homosexual inclination, and his strong opposition, to the liberal view of a therapists role in dealing with homosexuality.



Mordechai Levovitz (YMS) who wants to ban this describes something that is clearly not harmful

“Then modern Orthodox high schools were sending their kids to a conversion therapy program. The school psychologist would try to change them from being gay to straight. Their methods included having the kid repeating the verse in the Bible over and over again for 45 minutes. Looking at pictures of AIDS victims and colorectal cancer victims and say ‘this is what comes of homosexual sex.’ Kids were being "traumatized". We haven’t heard that lately. Now the complaints kids have is that they don’t hear anybody from the administration using the word ‘gay’, and worry about what would happen if they come out. "Orthodox" high schools are starting to think proactively about it,” says Levovitz. “We’re heading in the "right" direction.”
(Haaretz)



For the remainder of this post all those politicians who acted problematically that have a decent sized Orthodox population in their district will be highlighted yellow, those that have a sizable Orthodox community will be highlighted green, 
"Orthodox" politicians will be highlighted blue.


SPONSOR Glick

(MS) COSPNSR Titone, Jaffee, O'Donnell, Barrett, Roberts, Skoufis, Zebrowski, Schimel, Rosenthal, Kavanagh, Bronson, Mosley, Brindisi, Paulin, Cahill, Lifton, Ortiz, Magnarelli, Davila, Weprin, Dinowitz, Moya, Peoples-Stokes, Titus

 MLTSPNSR Arroyo, Braunstein, Brennan, Buchwald, Cook, Hevesi, Lavine, Millman, Ryan, Sepulveda, Skartados, Stirpe, Thiele




A06983 Votes:

Abbate

Y

Corwin

NO

Glick

Y

Lavine

Y

Nolan

Y

Rozic

Y

Titus

Y

Abinant

Y

Crespo

Y

Goldfeder

Y

Lentol

Y

Oaks

NO

Russell

Y

Walter

Y

Arroyo

Y

Crouch

Y

Goodell

NO

Lifton

Y

O'Donne

Y

Ryan

Y

Weinstein

Y

Aubry

Y

Curran

Y

Gottfri

Y

Lopez

NO

Ortiz

ER

Saladin

ER

Weisenb

ER

Barclay

Y

Cusick

Y

Graf

NO

Lupardo

Y

Otis

Y

Santaba

Y

Weprin

Y

Barrett

Y

Cymbrowitz

Y

Gunther

Y

Lupinac

Y

Palmesa

NO

Scarbor

Y

Wright

Y

Benedet

Y

Davila

Y

Hawley

NO

Magee

Y

Palumbo

NO

Schimel

Y

Zebrowski

Y

Blanken

NO

DenDekk

Y

Heastie

Y

Magnare

Y

Paulin

Y

Schimmi

NO

Mr Spkr

Y

Borelli

Y

Dinowitz

Y

Henness

Y

Malliot

Y

Peoples

Y

Sepulve

Y

Braunst

Y

DiPietr

NO

Hevesi

Y

Markey

Y

Perry

Y

Simanowitz

Y

Brennan

Y

Duprey

Y

Hikind

NO

Mayer

Y

Pichard

Y

Simotas

Y

Brindis

Y

Englebr

Y

Hooper

Y

McDonal

Y

Pretlow

Y

Skartad

Y

Bronson

Y

Fahy

Y

Jacobs

Y

McDonou

NO

Quart

Y

Skoufis

Y

Brook-K

Y

Farrell

Y

Jaffee

Y

McKevit

NO

Ra

NO

Solages

Y

Buchwal

Y

Finch

Y

Johns

NO

McLaugh

NO

Raia

NO

Stec

NO

Butler

ER

Fitzpat

NO

Katz

NO

Miller

Y

Ramos

Y

Steck

Y

Cahill

Y

Friend

NO

Kavanag

Y

Millman

Y

Rivera

Y

Stirpe

Y

Camara

Y

Galef

Y

Kearns

NO

Montesa

Y

Roberts

Y

Sweeney

Y

Ceretto

NO

Gantt

Y

Kellner

AB

Morelle

Y

Robinso

Y

Tedisco

NO

Clark

Y

Garbari

Y

Kim

Y

Mosley

Y

Rodrigu

Y

Tenney

ER

Colton

Y

Giglio

NO

Kolb

NO

Moya

Y

Rosa

Y

Thiele

Y

Cook

Y

Gjonaj

Y

Lalor

ER

Nojay

NO

Rosenth

Y

Titone

Y

listen to Rav Yoshe Ber's complete statement!

The Senate sponsors of the bill 

SPONSOR    HOYLMAN

COSPNSR    GIANARIS, AVELLA, CARLUCCI, DILAN, ESPAILLAT, GIPSON,
                       HASSELL-THOMPSON, KENNEDY, KRUEGER, LATIMER, MARTINS, MONTGOMERY,
                      O'BRIEN, PARKER, PERALTA, PERKINS, RIVERA, SAVINO, SERRANO, SQUADRON,
                      STAVISKY, TKACZYK, VALESKY