Facebook co-founder, Chris Hughes, and his partner Sean Eldridge, a director of Freedom to Marry, have announced their engagement and intention to push for same-sex marriage in New York State.
Eldridge announced the couple’s plans for a union while hosting a Freedom to Marry reception. He said, “As you know, we can’t get married in New York, so there is more of an urgency to approve gay marriage, so we can get married here.”
Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor, reiterated his intentions to redefine marriage during a state address earlier this month. Same-sex marriage proponent Senator Thomas Duane has also pledged to introduce such legislation in the coming weeks.
Senator Duane said, “I think everyone is aware that we have to make the lives of New Yorkers better in every way – economically, as well as to provide equality to New York families.”
Freedom to Marry is a coalition which campaigns for marriage equality in America.
Same-sex marriage is currently legal in Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Washington, DC.
