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“Cuomosexual” Hollywood elites woke up to a cold shower Tuesday when New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that her investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo found he sexually harassed state employees in violation of both federal and state law. At the height of last year’s coronavirus pandemic, numerous Hollywood celebrities voiced their enthusiastic support for Cuomo and his daily press briefings, with some including comedian Chelsea Handler going as far as to declare their carnal lust for him. The entertainment industry even awarded him an Emmy for his daily televised briefings. Since then, celebrities have gone radio silent on Cuomo...

According to a New York Times story of June 25, an essential part of the coalition that brought “gay marriage” to the Empire State consisted of Republican financial high-rollers who gave Republican legislators cover for voting in favor of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s “marriage equality” bill while generously funding the pro–“gay marriage” ground campaign, and who “were inclined to see the issue as one of personal freedom, consistent with their more libertarian views.” More intellectual and political confusion would be hard to pack into one sentence. “Gay marriage” in fact represents a vast expansion of state power: In this instance, the...

ALBANY, N.Y. (BP)--Religious exemption language that was part of a successful "gay marriage" bill in New York addresses a handful of religious liberty concerns but ignores a large number of other religious conflicts, says an attorney familiar with the issue. The religious exemption language was critical to getting a handful of Republican senators -- four total -- to support the bill, allowing it to pass, 33-29. The issue of religious liberty has been at the forefront of conservative concerns about "gay marriage." After it was legalized in Massachusetts in 2004, Catholic Charities chose to get out of adoptions instead of...

In the 35th-floor conference room of a Manhattan high-rise, two of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s most trusted advisers held a secret meeting a few weeks ago with a group of super-rich Republican donors. Over tuna and turkey sandwiches, the advisers explained that New York’s Democratic governor was determined to legalize same-sex marriage and would deliver every possible Senate vote from his own party. Would the donors win over the deciding Senate Republicans? It sounded improbable: top Republican moneymen helping a Democratic rival with one of his biggest legislative goals. But the donors in the room — the billionaire Paul Singer,...