The mayor told an audience Wednesday night that he will again ask state lawmakers to allow gays to tie the knot in New York. But he doesn't know whether Albany is ready to support such a measure.
Bloomberg made the remarks at an annual dinner of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center.
"We see that the tide is turning, that support is mounting," Bloomberg said. "Make no mistake, the time will come ... and we will pass this bill."
Bloomberg offered to testify in favor of any bill considered in the capital. "I don't know whether it's more likely or not" this year, Bloomberg said before his speech. "If they consider a bill, I think they should pass it, and I would be happy to testify for it."
The mayor was received warmly by the crowd, which cited his administration as a model for gay-friendly initiatives. Still, marriage remains the top item on the gay political agenda.
Bloomberg has made similar pledges to testify in Albany for almost three years, but the GOP-run state Senate blocked any such bill.
Meanwhile on Wednesday, married lesbian couples in New York City were declared able to be listed as parents on birth certificates as soon as their children are born.
Before, the women would have to go through an adoption process to be listed as the official parents.
The city Board of Health voted Tuesday to make the change.
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