Gays In N.J. Watch, Wait As Same-Sex Marriage Debate Develops
POSTED: 9:35 am EST March 8, 2004
ASBURY PARK, N.J. -- Joe D'Andrea sees the debate over gay marriage as embodying a larger issue: civil rights.
"It's all about equality," he said.

D'Andrea, a 50-year-old Web site publisher, is among a number of New Jersey gays and lesbians watching the debate unfold, propelled in part by mayors in San Francisco and Westchester County, N.Y., who have officiated at services for gay couples.