Once this law takes effect, gay and lesbian couples legally partnered anywhere in the world will have domestic partnerships, civil unions, or marriages recognized automatically.

I just don't think he understands how dehumanizing his comments were to gay and lesbian people and how hurtful they were to gay and lesbian students. This is the best we're going to get from Tom Lynch. It's more of an explanation than an apology.

It doesn't appear he understands the sensitivity to gay and lesbian students when a word like that is used.

But it really leads us to believe he doesn't understand the sensitivity of minority groups, especially the gay and lesbian community. At least with this explanation, we can put the matter to rest.

With reciprocity, any couple legally partnered anywhere in the world will have their relationship recognized automatically while in Palm Beach County.

I will bet my bottom dollar that it will bring a significant number of gay and lesbian votes to Cuomo. On the other hand, could Sean, if he ran his campaign smartly, still walk away with a bulk of the lesbian and gay votes? He could.