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LGBT Group Moves Into Building Named for Antigay Lawmaker

LGBT Group Moves Into Building Named for Antigay Lawmaker

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Bronx Pride, the New York City borough's largest LGBT rights group, will open its new headquarters Monday -- in a building named for antigay state senator Ruben Diaz Sr.

The group is moving into the Reverend Ruben Diaz Gardens, a two-year-old building financed by the city Housing and Development Corp. and backed by the lawmaker's nonprofit organization, the New York Post reports.

"I hope people say, 'Wow, they're reclaiming this building for the LGBT community!'" executive director Dirk McCall told the Post, laughing. "We're very excited."

It's merely coincidental, though, that the group is moving into the building, McCall said. Diaz, however, is said to be unhappy about the new tenant. "It's such a direct shot at him," a source told the paper.

Diaz, who represents a Bronx district, was the lone Senate Democrat to oppose the marriage equality law passed by both houses of the state legislature and signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June. A Pentecostal minister, Diaz has called acceptance of same-sex marriage a sign of the apocalypse.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.