You suck, New York

The State Senate has killed marriage-equality legislation, with 38 no votes and 24 yes votes. Only Democrats voted in favor.

A number of Democrats spoke in favor of the bill, most hitting on similar points. An exception was Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., who spoke against the bill, citing religious opposition and same-sex marriage bans in the majority of other states.

But the bill's sponsor, Senator Tom Duane, ended the debate with a lengthy and often passionately personal plea to his fellow senators. He invoked other civil rights issues and asked them to vote with him and be "on the right side of history."

No Republicans spoke on the floor during debate, and though leadership left it up to each senator to vote according to his or her conscience, none broke from GOP ranks. All of Rochester's senators: Jim Alesi, George Maziarz, Mike Nozzolio, and Joe Robach voted no.

To mark the vote, the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley is holding the All Families Matter rally at 5:30 p.m. at the intersection of University and Atlantic Avenues. The event was intended for interested citizens to celebrate or mourn - clearly they'll be doing the latter.