Andrew Cuomo's self-imposed deadline to pass same-sex marriage is approaching, on June 20, and so far, the votes to pass the bill have not materialized.

That's problematic, according to Jeff Campagna, who pushed for a more transparent public education effort confrontational lobbying effort during the 2009 effort to get the measure passed in the State Senate. The vote failed. [Update: Campagna took objection to my characterization of his work. He also notes he was not lobbying legislators. That was largely left up to Empire State Pride Agenda.]

With Cuomo's new deadline looming, Campagna, is warning that another failed vote may not be bad for Cuomo, but some advocates could find themselves unemployed.

The consequences of a failed vote are catastrophic.  If the bill fails, it will die and the LGBT public will demand the resignations of the heads of all the involved LGBT organizations.  Waiting to put the bill to a vote until there are enough votes to pass it is the right thing to do.

Here's a transcript of our email conversation: Read More