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Sunday, March 21, 2004
Oh, the stupidity! *slaps forehead* Damn mosquitoes...
Well, this is certainly... interesting. In last night's newspaper, they ran this article on the front page:
"State Liquor Official Threatens Club For Hosting Gay Marriages
NEW PALTZ (AP) - Organizers who planned a fourth round of same-sex marriages here Saturday switched locations after the owner of the club where the ceremonies were to take place got a warning from state liquor authorities, the club owner said Friday.
Steve Scheno, 24, owner of The Wave, had given approval for the ceremonies at his club. But Scheno backed out after he was told by an agent from the New York State Liquor Authority that if illegal activity were conducted at the club it would "reflect on" the club's liquor license, he said.
The agent "kind of insinuated that" the club would lose it's liquor license, said Scheno, who also runs a club in Atlanta.
The state liquor authority did not immediately return calls for comment.
Six Unitarian Universalist ministers were to conduct the same-sex weddings for 30 couples."
And there's the article. Now, as for my opinion on the subject? It sounds like the club was threatened solely for hosting gay marriages, which I think is a very sad thing. Although I will concede to the fact that, yes, gay marriage is currently not allowed in NY (civil unions, however, are legal), I still fail to see why the state liquor authority can threaten the club like that solely on the fact that it was hosting gay marriages, and not receive some sort of legal action. It seems like discrimination to me. (Oh boy, here I go again on another rant. I'll just stop myself now.)
In other news, President Chen Shui-bian won the Taiwanese presidential race yet again, despite the recent assassination attempt. Good for him.
[koppelvoice] "I'm Ted Koppel, and this... is constipation." [/koppelvoice]
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