Dear friends,

As New Yorkers across the state are calling on the State Senate to act now and pass the marriage bill, I wanted to alert you to a TV ad campaign that we are launching across New York TODAY that shows how real New York families are hurt when same-sex couples aren’t allowed to marry.

Click here to watch our powerful ad featuring Barb and Don Crawford from Cicero, New York. Barb and Don—like tens of thousands of parents across the state—know firsthand the pain of having a child who is denied access to the 1324 rights and protections of marriage. The Crawfords feel heartbroken that one of their daughters can get married to and protect the person that she loves, but the other can’t. New Yorkers need to see how our families are affected when same-sex couples are denied the right to marry the people they love. We need your help to keep this critical ad showing in homes across New York State.

With your generous donation, the Pride Agenda can continue to show New Yorkers the moving stories of families from all corners of New York who must live with the knowledge that their lesbian and gay children are not treated as equal citizens. But we can’t continue to reach out to those who need to hear our message without your help.  Please support our campaign and help us finally win marriage equality in the Empire State. Loving, committed same-sex couples can’t and shouldn’t have to wait any longer for the equality and protections that only marriage provides.

Thank you for standing with us on the side of equality and justice. Your donation will be critical in our fight for marriage for same-sex couples. With your support, I know we can win!

With hope,

Alan Van Capelle

P.S.—We have learned that forces that are opposed to marriage equality have bought air time in order to broadcast their misinformation campaigns. Your support is especially crucial so that we can stay on air to defend against these misleading messages!