• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Towleroad Gay News

Gay Blog Towleroad: More than gay news | gay men

  • Travel
  • Sports
  • Law/Justice
  • Celebrities
  • Republicans
  • Madonna
  • Books
  • Men
  • Trans Rights
  • Royals
  • Monkeypox
  • Sophia Bush’s girlfriend ‘proud’ the actress has opened up about coming out as queer
  • Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!
  • Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

Watch: LGBT Advocates Report Upbeat Meeting with NY Governor Andrew Cuomo on Marriage Equality

Andy Towle March 10, 2011

Quinn

Reports on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's private meeting with LGBT advocates yesterday in Albany are very positive.

Watch a MyFOXNY report on the meeting, AFTER THE JUMP…

Gay City News reports that LGBT advocates were extremely upbeat about the meeting:

Cuomo A source told Gay City News that one of the key issues discussed was just how proactive the governor's team should be in coordinating the effort. There was initial resistance to the idea of stepping on legislative prerogatives, but then [Equality Matters' Richard] Socarides –– though not by his own account, in speaking to Gay City News –– made a persuasive case that in the absence of a quarterback in the executive branch on an issue of this significance, there is danger that the governor's commitment might not be effectively represented.

Steven Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who is secretary to the governor, which puts him in one of the most powerful positions in Cuomo's inner circle, will play that role –– something that provides a compelling objective standard to back up the characterizations of the meeting Socarides and others provided.

In addition to Cohen, others on Cuomo's staff at the meeting –– which ran more than 90 minutes, with the governor in attendance for just over an hour –– were his counsel, Mylan Denerstein, Alphonso David, the out gay deputy secretary for civil rights who earlier in his career was an attorney at Lambda Legal, and community liaison Erik Bottcher, who formerly held this same post in Quinn's office.

Watch a news report on the meeting which includes a statement from NYC City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, and an interview with Archbishop Timothy Dolan, who also met with Cuomo to express his opposition to marriage equality, AFTER THE JUMP…

Gov. Cuomo Holds Meeting on Same-Sex Marriage: MyFoxNY.com

 

Topics: News More Posts About: Andrew Cuomo, Andrew Cuomo, Christine Quinn, Christine Quinn, gay marriage, New York, New York, News, Richard Socarides

Related Posts
  • Andy Cohen Thanks Former Governor Andrew Cuomo for Having Daughter Lucy be ‘One of the First’ Gestational Surrogacies in New York
  • Kellyanne Conway INSISTS Late-Night Dinner With Andrew Cuomo At Famous Italian Restaurant Was ‘Not Romantic’
  • New York begins offering gender neutral driver’s licenses
  • Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

    Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Mel B will “always be open” when it comes to her sexuality. The Spice Girls singer, 48, who reunited with her bandmates including the group's ex-singer Victoria Beckham for the fashion …Read More »
  • Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

    Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Megan Thee Stallion is being sued for allegedly creating a hostile work environment and forcing her cameraman to watch her having lesbian sex. The 29-year-old ‘Savage' rapper faces the salacious claims …Read More »
  • Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

    Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Jonathan Bennett's life was “changed forever” by his role in ‘Mean Girls'. The 42-year-old actor starred as heartthrob Aaron Samuels in the 2004 cult classic – which followed Lindsay Lohan, Rachel …Read More »
  • Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

    Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

    Published by BANG Showbiz English Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass a gift basket after he came out as gay. The 44-year-old NSYNC star revealed the legendary singer showed his support when Lance decided to reveal …Read More »
Previous Post: « Watch: Dave Franco and Chris Mintz Try to Get Each Other Off with Hot Gay Talk
Next Post: Towleroad Guide to the Tube #848 »

Primary Sidebar

Most Recent

  • Sophia Bush’s girlfriend ‘proud’ the actress has opened up about coming out as queer

    Sophia Bush’s girlfriend ‘proud’ the actress has opened up about coming out as queer

  • Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

    Mel B declares she’ll ‘always be open’ when it comes to her sexuality!

  • Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

    Megan Thee Stallion being sued for ‘forcing cameraman watch her having lesbian sex!’

  • Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

    Mean Girls star Jonathan Bennett recalls the moment his life ‘changed forever’

  • Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

    Sir Elton John sent Lance Bass gift basket to celebrate coming out

  • Relationship status influences heterosexual women’s sexual prejudice towards lesbians

    Relationship status influences heterosexual women’s sexual prejudice towards lesbians

  • JoJo Siwa had a challenge transitioning to new grown-up image

    JoJo Siwa had a challenge transitioning to new grown-up image

  • Liz Hurley defends lesbian sex scene in new movie that was directed by her son

    Liz Hurley defends lesbian sex scene in new movie that was directed by her son

Partner Links

  • Royal sources now say ‘both sides were really upset’ in the Meghan-Kate wedding story
    Seven years later, we’re still talking about “the bridesmaids’ dresses” at […]
  • “The new ‘Superman’ trailer is good, David Corenswet is pulling it off” links
    The new Superman trailer came out this week and it’s really […]
  • Republicans Are Back To Arresting People In Wheelchairs
    Over two dozen people were arrested at the U.S. Capitol on […]
  • Darren Criss hilariously calls out Broadway legend Bernadette Peters for checking him out
    Darren Criss reenacts the hilarious story of the time he caught […]
  • Trump Does Monty Python: Sean Duffy Is A Tree Climbing Lumberjack
    A weird moment in Doha, Qatar, as Trump praised Transportation Secretary […]

Most Commented

Social

Twitter @tlrd | Facebook | Instagram @tlrd

About

  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy
[towleroadmr] [towleroadtn]

Footer

Ptown Hacks 2018

Read

  • Travel
  • Film
  • Law – LGBT Rights
  • Columns
  • Specials

About

  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • About Towleroad
  • Towleroad on Social Media
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2025 · Log in

×
×