The New York state assembly approved the marriage equality bill, for the fourth time, last week and it is now up to the New York Senate.

上周纽约州众议院已经第四次审议婚姻平等法案，现在轮到纽约参议院了。

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Tough new measures in the forthcoming equality bill will include gender pay reporting and proposals to ban secrecy clauses that are "particularly prevalent in financial services", she said.

即将出台的《平等法案》中的严格的新举措将包括性别报酬报告和提议取消“在金融业特别流行”的秘密条款，她说。

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We've taken a strong stand in support of a workplace equality bill before Congress, just as we stood for marriage equality in our home state of California.

我们向国会表达了我们强烈支持职场平等法案的态度，正如我们在公司所位于的加州支持婚姻平等一样。

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Senators approved the marriage equality bill 23-8.

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During report stage debate on the bill on 2 December 2009, shadow business minister John Penrose said wording in the Equality Bill could mean employers discriminating in favour of minority applicants rather than handing out jobs purely on merit.

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His Equality (Marriage) (Amendment) Bill is designed to provide legal protection for those who back the current definition of marriage - he points to the case of a man demoted at work for comments on Facebook that gay marriage was "an equality too far" - and he wants to make sure people like teachers, foster carers and others are not disciplined for their beliefs.

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