O'Donnell, the gay brother of entertainer Rosie O'Donnell, says he's been engaged to his partner for 28 years and wants to give marriage a shot.
Assemblyman Michael Benjamin, a black man from the Bronx, says he objects to comparing gay marriage to racial civil rights. He says the measure will put government on a collision course with religious freedom.
Democratic Assemblyman Dove Hikind of Brooklyn, a Jewish leader, says he has to follow God and God isn't a politician and doesn't flip-flop on issues.
Now the focus switches to the Democrat-controlled Senate.
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