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Bill de Blasio Is Running for President — Will His LGBTQ Record Help?

The New York City mayor announced his bid for the presidency with "anemic" favorability numbers as mayor. But could his progressive values help on the national stage? 

New York City Offers Gender-Neutral Birth Certificate Option

Also, New Yorkers will no longer have to get a health care provider's OK to change a gender marker.

NYC Bombing a Protest of Anti-LGBT Bias, or Is Claim a Hoax?

Police are investigating this among several claims about the explosion in the heavily LGBT Chelsea area.

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Bill de Blasio Urges Boycott of Chick-fil-A

The NYC mayor will not be endorsing the fast-food chain, due to the owner's past anti-LGBT remarks.

Bill De Blasio Defends Racial Joke with Hillary Clinton

Watch the moment that had people in the New York audience audibly upset.

NY Mayor's Order Assures Restroom Access in City Buildings

Mayor Bill de Blasio's order assures that transgender and gender-nonconforming people will be able to use the facilities matching their gender identity.

Adviser: Christine Quinn's Gender, Gayness Counted Against Her

The problem was not 'homophobia or sexism per se, but is the way society and people view women and gays,' the New York mayoral hopeful's chief strategist says.