{"id":5383,"date":"2011-05-14T11:33:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-14T11:33:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-05-14T11:33:48","modified_gmt":"2011-05-14T11:33:48","slug":"wealthy-republican-donors-are-providing-bulk-of-money-in-ny-push-for-marriage-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2011\/05\/wealthy-republican-donors-are-providing-bulk-of-money-in-ny-push-for-marriage-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"Wealthy Republican donors are providing bulk of money in NY push for marriage equality"},"content":{"rendered":"

Newly recruited donors for marriage equality in New York happen to be wealthy donors to the Republican party. This group believes that permitting same-sex marriage is consistent with conservative principles of personal liberty and small government. As a matter of fact, as GLBT activists push for marriage equality, the bulk of their money is coming from this group of conservative financiers to the GOP. They’ve donated about $1 million in recent weeks to a new coalition of gay rights organizations. The donors represent some of New York\u2019s wealthiest and most politically active figures and include Paul E. Singer, a hedge fund manager and top-tier Republican donor, as well as two other financiers, Steven A. Cohen and Clifford S. Asness. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has given at least $100,000 of his own money to the cause.<\/p>\n

[via NYTimes.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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