"Republican or Democrat, the head of the Empire State Pride Agenda is pleased with the results of Tuesday’s election and says it showed momentum for the LGBT agenda.

“'We think the message to legislators, whether they’re ds or rs, is that being on the right side of LGBT issues is good politics,' Executive Director Ross Levi told me by phone, noting candidates who opposed things like the freedom to marry lost their bids for statewide office. 'I think that sends the message to any elected official.'

"He also said ESPA has picked up votes toward marriage equality: Tim Kennedy will replace Sen. Bill Stachowski, Jose Peralta has replaced Sen. Hiram Monserrate and Michael Gianaris has replaced Sen. George Onorato. ...

“'The more important question is, will the people [state senators] who voted one way last time vote the same way, and a big part of the calculus is, what’s the lesson from these elections?' Levi said. 'I think after these elections, in fact, astute politicians realize they need to be more receptive to LGBT issues.'”

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