The lawsuit was filed with the legal help of the Alliance Defense Fund of Arizona, which has mounted legal challenges against same-sex marriages in other states.

"Marriage has become an extremely emotional issue because certain people are trying to reduce it to nothing more than a benefits system for loving couples," said ADF Counsel Brian Raum. "Marriage is about much more than economic benefits."

"We plan a vigorous defense because the law is clear: In New York state, we recognize marriages that have been conducted in Canada in accordance with Canadian laws -- and that now includes same-sex marriages," Hevesi said in a statement released by his office. "I have for many years believed that lesbians and gay men should have the right to marry in New York. But our October 2004 decision was a strictly legal determination based upon statutes and case law, not on my personal opinion."

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