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Out NYC Council Speaker Corey Johnson is running for Comptroller. Here’s what that means.
Johnson called the Comptroller role “probably the most important job that people aren’t paying attention to.”
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These are the out or LGBTQ ally political figures you can expect to make headlines in 2021
Malcolm Kenyatta, Scott Wiener, and Mondaire Jones are among those you can expect to be at the forefront of politics in the new year.
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Out Democrat Corey Johnson drops out of NYC mayoral race after police funding controversy
“Too often mental health issues are shrouded in secrecy and stigmas, which causes people struggling with these issues to feel alone.”
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Plainclothes cops in an unmarked van abducted a trans teenager as she skateboarded down the street
The 18-year-old was participating in a Black Lives Matter march when the secret police swarmed in and NYPD officers began threatening everyone around her.
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Christian Siriano is teaming up with Andrew Cuomo to produce ‘thousands’ of masks
The out designer took less than eight hours to put something together. Will his peers match his energy and go mask for mask with him?
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50 years later, NYPD finally apologizes for raiding Stonewall Inn
“The actions taken by the NYPD were wrong, plain and simple.”
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Will NYPD ever apologize to LGBTQ people for the 1969 Stonewall Inn raid?
The top brass seem to be stonewalling an apology, saying, “I think that’s been addressed already. We’re moving forward.”
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Politicians are asking the feds to ‘break the patent’ on PrEP to make it more widely available
Because the drug was developed using federal funds, the National Institute of Health has the option of breaking the patent and allowing generic versions to come to market.
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Gay man announces he will (likely) run for Mayor of New York City
Corey Johnson, the out speaker of the New York City Council, is considering a run for the city’s top job.
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New York gets a non-binary option on birth certificates starting today
“Transgender and gender non-conforming New Yorkers deserve the right to choose how they identify and to live with respect and dignity.”