Lesbian Marriage in New York

Lesbian  marriage in the U.S. state of New York will become legal on July 24, 2011. The Marriage Equality Act was passed on June 24, 2011 by the New York State Legislature and signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo the same evening.

In 2006, the New York Court of Appeals ruled that there is no constitutional right to same-sex marriage in New York. Following the 2006 Court decision, the New York State Assembly passed same-sex marriage legislation in 2007, 2009, and 2011. However, the New York Senate rejected same-sex marriage legislation in a 38–24 vote on December 2, 2009.

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After negotiations between Republican members of the Senate and Governor Andrew Cuomo, regarding protections against discrimination lawsuits for religious groups and non-profit organizations, the bill passed the State Senate by a vote of 33–29. The law will go into effect on July 24,
Lesbian couples, who are twice as likely to get married as gay men, are helping drive the trend.

Gates says lesbian couples tend to be quicker to get into relationships, and quicker to get out — especially when they’re young. Older folks, he says, are much less likely to officially tie the knot.

Leslie Cohen, 65, and her partner Beth Suskin, 63, were the models for a gay liberation statue built three decades ago in New York City.

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They are a literal symbol of the movement. They’ve been together for 35 years and are definitely committed. “I love her! I don’t know what else to do but marry her,” Cohen says.

Cohen and Suskin say they are products of the 1960s, and always believed marriage was just a piece of paper they didn’t need. After spending decades on the outskirts of societal norms, they say it’s hard to suddenly go conventional.

You live on the outside. And many of us unconsciously don’t want to totally give that up. I like it,” Cohen says. “Now, with marriage, you’re just like everyone else. So there is a resistance to it.”

Cohen and Suskin worry that financially, marriage may actually hurt them more than it helps. Their marriage wouldn’t be recognized in Florida, where they’re retired, or by the federal government. Indeed, many couples around the nation who want to marry are holding out for full recognition.

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Women are more likely to orgasm during lesbian sex than straight sex

Just under 69 per cent of women climaxed during their last heterosexual encounter compared to 76 per cent who romped with another female.

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who quizzed 19,000 people across Australia blamed selfish fellas who concentrated solely on intercourse because it was most “effective” for them. They added that many women with lower sex drives were also left unsatisfied when pressured into having sex ? while only 5.2 per cent of men did not orgasm.

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Three-quarters of women polled by three Aussie universities said their last sexual activity included some kind of “manual stimulation”. A quarter said their romp included oral sex. The survey was published in the Journal of Sex Research