Laura Nahmias discovered "the 8-year-old boy [who] helped pass the same-sex marriage bill" in New York:
When [fathers Jeff Friedman and Andy Zwerin] started lobbying senators, they brought [their son] Josh along. One of the senators they spoke with was Shirley Huntley, a Queens Democrat who voted against same-sex marriage in 2009 and told The New York Times, "If they gave me a million dollars, tax free, I just wouldn’t vote for it."
Last winter, though, she decided she was undecided. And when Friedman and Zwerin brought Josh to Albany one day, the 73-year-old grandmother met with them with an open mind. "There was this cute little boy with a whole flock of curly hair," Huntley said. "He's a happy child… I guess it just got to my heart, because I could see this child was well-reared. Then they brought him up for me to meet the child, and I was just so happy to meet him." Josh, who is biracial, reminded Huntley of one of her own relatives, Friedman said.
The tearful conclusion here.
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