The following are editorials from New York newspapers that discuss marriage equality for same-sex couples.
Ontario Appeals Court Ruling on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples – June 10, 2003
August 3, 2003 “Civil Unions, the Way to Go for Gay Nuptials” Newsday (Long Island)
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Ruling on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples – November 18, 2003
November 20, 2003 “A Victory for Gay Marriage” The New York Times
November 20, 2003 “Legal Answer for Same-Sex Couples: Civil Unions” Newsday (Long Island)
November 20, 2003 “Strength Enough in Civil Unions” The Binghamton Press & Sun Bulletin
December 27, 2003 “Letter to the Editor” (Pride Agenda response)
November 23, 2003 “Gay Marriage” The Journal News (Westchester)
November 23, 2003 “Gay Marriage” Buffalo News
November 23, 2003 “Gay Marriages are Easy Targets” Niagara Gazette
November 23, 2003 “Gay Marriages are Easy Targets” Tonawanda News
November 23, 2003 “Gay Marriages are Easy Targets” Lockport Journal
November 23, 2003 “Gay Marriage Decision Causes Chaos” Star-Gazette (Elmira)
November 25, 2003 “Gay Rights, Civil Rights” Times Union (Albany)
February 18, 2004 “Gay Marriage Ruling” The Citizen (Auburn, NY)
February 18, 2004 “Marriage Advice From Uncle Sam” Times Herald-Record (Middletown)
February 18, 2004 “Gay Marriage in the States” The New York Times
February 26, 2004 “The Great Divider” Staten Island Advance
February 29, 2004 “It’s No Business of Government” Plattsburgh Press Republican
March 3, 2004 “Give Gays Equal Rights” Poughkeepsie Journal
March 6, 2004 “Law Must Be Observed in Same-Sex Marriages” Troy Record
March 7, 2004 “Gay Marriage” The Journal News (Westchester)
August 14, 2004 “A Winding Path to Gay Marriage” The New York Times
New York State Court of Appeals Ruling on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples – July 6, 2006
July 7, 2006 “Court Right About Gay Marriage” Utica Observer-Dispatch
July 7, 2006 “Inequality Under the Law” Times Union (Albany)
July 7, 2006 “Find Gay Marriage Remedy: High Court Chooses to Send Issue to Lawmakers and They Should Act in Favor” Buffalo News
July 7, 2006 “Case for the People” Democrat & Chronicle (Rochester)
July 7, 2006 “On Same-Sex Marriage” The Journal News (Westchester)
July 7, 2006 “A Wise Decision” The New York Sun
July 7, 2006 “Top Court Gets It Right: Legislature Must Address Same-Sex Unions, Give Rights to Gay
Couples” Newsday (Long Island)
July 7, 2006 “Rational Thinking on Gay Marriage” New York Daily News
July 7, 2006 “The People’s Choice” New York Post
July 7, 2006 “Gay Marriage Setback” The New York Times
July 7, 2006 “Court Rejects Gay Marriage” Times Herald-Record (Middletown)
July 9, 2006 “On Gay Marriage” The Journal News (Westchester)
July 12, 2006 “Same-Sex Marriage: Time to Take It into the Streets” Ithaca Journal
July 12, 2006 “Stewart’s Years as Mayor Made Plattsburgh a More Tolerant Place” Plattsburgh Press Republican
New Jersey Supreme Court Ruling on Marriage for Same-Sex Couples – October 25, 2006
October 26, 2006 "A Ruling for Equality in New Jersey” The New York Times
October 26, 2006 “Gay Marriage” The Journal News (Westchester)
Governor Eliot Spitzer Introduces a Marriage Program Bill into the New York State Legislature – April 27, 2007
April 24, 2007 “Mr. Spitzer and Gay Marriage” The New York Times
April 28, 2007 “For Better or For Worse” New York Daily News
May 6, 2007 “Gay Marriage” Kingston Daily Freeman