Erik Bottcher, the LGBT liaison for NYC City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, has been hired by Governor Andrew Cuomo in what some say is a signal … [Read more...] about NYC Council Speaker’s Gay Liaison Erik Bottcher Makes Move to Governor’s Office
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NYC City Council Restores Funding for LGBT Homeless Youth
The NYC City Council has restored $85 million to the city's budget including money that was cut from LGBT homeless youth programs late last year. … [Read more...] about NYC City Council Restores Funding for LGBT Homeless Youth
Watch: Andrew Cuomo Promises New York Equality at ESPA Dinner
Two clips from last night's Empire State Pride Agenda dinner in New York City. City Council speaker introduces gubernatorial candidates Andrew … [Read more...] about Watch: Andrew Cuomo Promises New York Equality at ESPA Dinner
Hundreds Gather For Clementi Vigils in NY, NJ
Hundreds of people in both New Jersey and New York gathered last night to remember Tyler Clementi, the Rutgers University student who committed … [Read more...] about Hundreds Gather For Clementi Vigils in NY, NJ
NYC Clerk Now Required to Inform Gay Couples of States Where They Can Be Legally Married (Unlike NY)
Back in June I posted an item about a measure that NYC City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was pushing to have passed that would force the City Clerk … [Read more...] about NYC Clerk Now Required to Inform Gay Couples of States Where They Can Be Legally Married (Unlike NY)
Catholic League’s Bill Donohue and Lesbian NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn Bond Over Empire State Building Battle
The Catholic League has been pressing the Empire State Building to go blue and white for what would have been Mother Teresa's 100th … [Read more...] about Catholic League’s Bill Donohue and Lesbian NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn Bond Over Empire State Building Battle
NYC Council Speaker Wants City Forced to Remind Gay Couples That It Does Not See Them as Equal Citizens
NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn is pushing for the city clerk to be forced to tell couples applying for domestic partnerships about other states … [Read more...] about NYC Council Speaker Wants City Forced to Remind Gay Couples That It Does Not See Them as Equal Citizens
Watch: NYC LGBT Center Unveils New Rainbow Flag to Replace One Burned in Hate Crime
Additional video: Late yesterday afternoon, New York City officials and residents came together at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & … [Read more...] about Watch: NYC LGBT Center Unveils New Rainbow Flag to Replace One Burned in Hate Crime
Anti-Gay Attack by 5 Reported in Carroll Gardens Area of Brooklyn
Police are investigating a possible hate crime by five men on another man in the Carroll Gardens section of Brooklyn, local news outlets are … [Read more...] about Anti-Gay Attack by 5 Reported in Carroll Gardens Area of Brooklyn
NYC City Council Speaker, Officials Make Anti-Hate Trip to Puerto Rico to Visit Family of Slain Gay Teen
To show solidarity with the family of slain gay teen Jorge Steven Lopez Mercado and other victims of anti-gay hate crime, seven elected officials … [Read more...] about NYC City Council Speaker, Officials Make Anti-Hate Trip to Puerto Rico to Visit Family of Slain Gay Teen