Fight Back New York is releasing a new video today with Whoopi Goldberg: www.fightbackpac.com/whoopi
Supporting Fight Back New York's critical work in this last week is "a no-brainer," she explains in the video. Below is a video transcript and more about Fight Back New York. YouTube link: www.youtube.com/watch
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Fight Back New York is a political action committee working to unseat state senators who voted against equality for gay and lesbian New Yorkers. Whoopi Goldberg joins Cynthia Nixon, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Rosie Perez, and Alec Baldwin in the committee's video series. For more on the campaign, visit fightbackpac.com . For all of Fight Back New York's videos, see http://www.youtube.com/user/fightbackpac
TRANSCRIPT:
Hey, my name is Whoopi Goldberg. I know your time is important, so I' m going to make this quick.
Here in New York, there are a few things that we like to call no-brainers:
Avoiding Times Square on New Year' s Eve; rooting for the Yankees; and standing up for your friends.
Now last December, a group of New York State Senators decided that gay men and women didn't have the right to marry the person that they love. It was a kick in the gut to a lot of my friends, and hundreds of thousands of other gay New Yorkers.
That' s why I' m joining Fight Back New York, to target those Senators who voted against marriage equality and get them out of office.
Fight Back New York is already two for two, and we' re just getting started. Go to fightbackpac.org and give what you can.
See now is the time to stand up for our friends.
And really, darling. It' s a no-brainer.
You know, I understand not everybody is for gay marriage. But if you're not for gay marriage, don't marry a gay person. That's what I say.