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Quinn falls short in bid to become first female, first LGBT mayor of New York
NEW YORK — Lesbian city official and mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn fell far short Tuesday of her goal to win at least a run-off spot in the New York City mayoral race’s Democratic primary.
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NYC mayoral hopefuls begin final campaign sprint to Tuesday’s primary
NEW YORK — The candidates for New York City mayor blanketed television programs with commercials, gave interviews to nearly anyone holding a microphone and relied on old-fashioned retail politicking as they embarked on the frantic stretch run of the primary campaign.
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NY Times endorses Christine Quinn as Democratic choice for mayor of New York
The New York Times on Saturday endorsed City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to be the next Mayor of New York.
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NYC LGBT Caucus to offer self-defense classes in response to anti-gay attacks
NEW YORK — New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and the council’s LGBT Caucus will host free self-defense classes following a recent spate of hate crimes.
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Quinn’s rising political prominence highlights NYC parade dispute
She’s a leading candidate to be New York’s next mayor. She’s already one of its top Irish-American officials. Christine Quinn is also a lesbian and proud of it. And that’s why the City Council speaker won’t be marching in Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade, an event so entrenched in New York tradition that it’s older than the United States.
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Openly gay city council speaker launches New York City mayoral bid
Long seen as a leading contender, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn formally launched Sunday what she hopes will be a history-making mayoral bid. A veteran of city politics, Quinn would be a groundbreaking mayor across two personal dimensions: She would be the first female and first openly gay mayor to lead the nation’s largest city.
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New York City latest to call on Supreme Court to overturn DOMA
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and lesbian New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn have joined the growing choir of individuals calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act.
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NYC announces marriage lottery ahead of demand for Sunday ceremonies
New York City will hold a lottery for couples who want to get married on first day that the state’s Marriage Equality Act takes effect, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced on Tuesday.
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Christine Quinn: ‘This is a monumental occasion for myself, my family, and the LGBT community’
This is a monumental occasion for myself, my family, and the LGBT community. Today true equality is closer than ever.
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Bloomberg, Quinn pressure NY GOP state Senators to support marriage equality
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and openly gay New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn were in Albany on Tuesday, and lobbied Republican State Senators pass a bill to legalize same-sex marriage.