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NEW
YORK CITY COUNCIL
(If you don't
know what district you are in, please scroll down to find out your district) |
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proudly endorse: |
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District
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Alan
Gerson - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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Alan
Gerson was first elected to represent lower Manhattan in 2001. A strong
community advocate, he is the lead sponsor of the NYC Dignity in All Schools
Act (DASA) and is actively working with other members of the Council and
the DASA Coalition to pass a strong, effective bill that will protect our
city's students and school employees. He has also supported funding for
local LGBT organizations. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Margarita
Lopez - D (Incumbent) |
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Since
her election in 1997, Margarita Lopez, an out lesbian, has been one of the
most outspoken voices on the Council in support of the LGBT community, becoming
a primary sponsor of every bill that furthers equality for our community.
Building on earlier community work, she has advocated for the development
of special housing for people living with AIDS as well as funding for LGBT
organizations. She is also a founding member of a neighborhood family planning
clinic in Lower Manhattan. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Christine
Quinn - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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Prior
to taking office, Christine Quinn was Executive Director of the NYC Gay
and Lesbian Anti-Violence Project (AVP). Under Quinn's leadership, AVP not
only expanded its range of programs and services, but also increased awareness
of bias crimes nationwide. As an openly lesbian councilmember, she is a
lead sponsor of the Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) and Dignity in All Schools
Act (DASA), putting considerable resources behind the passage of both bills.
She has advocated for funding for LGBT community-based organizations. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Eva
Moskowitz - D,I (Incumbent) |
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Eva
Moskowitz has been an advocate of the LGBT community since her election
in 1999. As chair of the Education Committee in the Council, she is working
with the lead sponsors of DASA and the community to pass a strong, effective
piece of legislation. And in the past, she has actively lobbied Council
leadership for funding for several LGBT social service organizations. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Gifford
Miller - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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Gifford
Miller won unanimous election to the post of New York City Council Speaker
on January 9, 2002. Under his tenure, the Council has passed legislation
protecting the rights of domestic partners, the transgender rights bill
and a bill recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities. He has
supported the allocation of funding to LGBT organizations and has expressed
support for the Equal Benefits Bill. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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District
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Gale
Brewer - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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Gale
Brewer has been an active supporter of all LGBT legislation since her election
in 2001. She attends rallies, marches and Pride parades celebrating the
LGBT community. She has participated in a number of press conferences for
bills such as DASA in order to further equality for the LGBT community.
She has also supported funding for LGBT community organizations. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Robert
Jackson - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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Robert
Jackson is chair of the Contracts Committee, the committee through which
the Equal Benefits Bill must pass before going to the floor for a full Council
vote. He is a sponsor of the bill and has scheduled a first hearing for
November 13. Jackson has sponsored and supported the LGBT legislation that
has moved through the Council during his time in office, and supported funding
for LGBT organizations. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Phil
Reed - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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Since
his election to the Council in 1997, Phil Reed has been a tireless advocate
for the LGBT community. An openly gay man, he has stood up on all issues
affecting our community, from anti-discrimination to the need for funding.
As a primary sponsor of the transgender anti-discrimination bill in 2002,
he worked with the other bill sponsors to see it passed. He has helped secure
funding for Senior Action in a Gay Environment (SAGE). |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Bill
Perkins
- D,WF (Incumbent) |
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Bill
Perkins has worked hard with and for the LGBT community since his election
in 1997. In 2002, he distinguished himself through his impassioned leadership
of the coalition working to pass Intro. 24, the bill to amend the Human
Rights Law to include explicit protections for transgender persons. Along
with Councilmember Lopez, he was instrumental in recruiting more than two
dozen additional co-sponsors for the legislation and pressing Council leadership
to hold public hearings on it. He has also supported funding for local LGBT
organizations. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Miguel
Martinez - D (Incumbent) |
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Miguel
Martinez was first elected to the New York City Council in 2001. During
his short term in office, in addition to securing funding for 22 community-based
organizations, he has supported LGBT legislation in the Council. He secured
money to fund LGBT organizations and a Domestic Violence Prevention Program
in his area. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Maria
Baez - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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After
spending decades as a community activist, Maria Baez was first elected to
the City Council in 2001. While focusing on issues of housing and youth
in her community, she has also been a strong supporter of LGBT issues. She
has continually come out in support of local, state and federal legislation
that furthers LGBT equality. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Jose
Serrano - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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First
elected in 2001, Jose Serrano has spent much of his Council career working
to create affordable housing in his South Bronx district and looking out
for the healthcare concerns of his community. He has also supported and
voted for all of the LGBT legislation that has come up in the Council over
the past two years. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Annabel
Palma - D,WF (Open Seat) |
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Annabel
Palma is a grassroots community organizer for SEIU 1199. Seeking an open
seat, she has pledged if elected to support both the Equal Benefits Bill
and the Dignity in All Schools Act. |
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District
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Tony
Avella - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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Along
with sponsoring and supporting LGBT legislation in the Council during his
first term, Tony Avella has been a community activist for over two decades.
He has worked to clean up his district by helping paint over graffiti-covered
locations. And for the past four years, Tony has been fighting the spread
of hate stickers attributed to a neo-Nazi group throughout Northeast Queens. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Hiram
Monserrate - D,I,WF (Incumbent) |
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Hiram
Monserrate has been an ardent defender of civil rights for many years. Prior
to his election in 2001, he was the first police officer elected to serve
on the Board of Directors of the New York Civil Liberties Union. Expressing
the desire to protect and work for the betterment of all communities in
his district, he has supported all of the pro-LGBT legislation that has
been presented while in office. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Helen
Sears - D (Incumbent) |
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Helen
Sears recently joined with other members of the Council and community activists
to stand on the steps of City Hall for a press conference in support of
DASA. She has also supported the community by funding organizations in her
district that serve the health and human services needs of her LGBT constituents. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Eric
Gioia - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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Finishing
up his first term in office, Eric Gioia has championed the fights for reproductive
rights, improvement of education in the city and LGBT rights. After running
an investigation that discovered a lack of availability of emergency contraception
in New York City, Gioia worked with his colleagues to write laws ensuring
the wider availability of emergency contraception to all women in New York.
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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James
Sanders, Jr. - D,I (Incumbent) |
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As
a first-term councilmember, James Sanders, Jr. supported the LGBT community
by sponsoring and voting for measures that further our equality in New York
City. He voted in favor of the transgender anti-discrimination bill and
is a sponsor of the Equal Benefits Bill. He also sponsored legislation to
end housing discrimination against victims of domestic violence. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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District
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David
Yassky - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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During
his first term in office, David Yassky has proved his commitment to fostering
respect and equality for the LGBT community of New York. He has attended
rallies and press conferences in support of the EBB and DASA. In addition,
he introduced a resolution in support of the state Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination
Act (SONDA) in the City Council. Yassky has also advocated for funding on
behalf of specific groups within the LGBT community, such as seniors. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Diana
Reyna - D, WF (Incumbent) |
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As
a first-term councilmember, Diana Reyna has opened her office to a number
of LGBT groups, women's groups and other community-based organizations.
After signing on as a cosponsor of the NYC Equal Benefits Bill, she worked
to build the ranks of sponsors among her colleagues. Reyna has organized
forums that allow community members to talk about their concerns. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Letitia
James - WF (Open Seat) |
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Letitia
James is an attorney from Brooklyn. She believes that much more can be done
to reach out to LGBT people of color. If elected, she plans to build bridges
between the Council's LGBT liaison, advocacy organizations and the African-American
and Latino communities in her district. She will also sponsor the Equal
Benefits Bill and Dignity in All Schools Act. |
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District
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Bill
de Blasio - D,WF (Incumbent) |
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A
common thread that has run throughout Bill de Blasio's career, both in the
Council and prior, is his desire to better the quality of life for all New
Yorkers by improving public education, creating affordable housing and fighting
discrimination based on race, religion, physical disability or sexual orientation.
He was instrumental in moving both the transgender anti-discrimination bill
and marriage recognition bill through the General Welfare Committee, which
he chairs. He has also supported funding for local LGBT organizations. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 114, recognizing same-sex marriages from other localities |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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District
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Tracy
Boyland - D,I (Incumbent) |
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As
a first-term councilmember, Tracy Boyland has stood by the LGBT community
in sponsoring the EBB and DASA. Prior to taking office, she was a teacher
with the Board of Education, and worked on voter registration efforts to
get the Brooklyn electorate more involved in the political process. |
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Voted
Yes on Intro. 24, NYC transgender anti-discrimination bill |
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Sponsor
of NYC Equal Benefits Bill (EBB) |
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Sponsor
of NYC Dignity in All Schools Act (DASA) |
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