I apologize for those who feel offended. I cannot deny, a person, a human being, a taxpayer, a worker, the people of my district and across this state, the State of New York, and those people who make this the great state that it is, the same rights that I have with my wife.
— Sen. Mark J. Grisanti of Buffalo, a previous opponent of same-sex marriage explaining his decision to vote in favor of marriage equality. (via cognitivedissonance)
(Source: The New York Times)