NYPD investigating assault, choking of woman after suspects hurled anti-LGBTQ+ slurs
Three male suspects remain at large. The victim was in stable condition after the attack.
July 4, 2025
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NYC Adds 3 Out City Council Members
Four out of five boroughs have gay or lesbian members of the City Council.
September 11, 2013
Out lesbian new leader of New York City council
The New York City
council on Wednesday elected its first woman and first
openly gay speaker, a position widely regarded as the second
most powerful seat in city government.
January 4, 2006
New York City Council Plans to Repeal Conversion Therapy Ban
City leaders will reverse the ban because of a lawsuit --Â however, a statewide ban will still protect LGBTQ minors.Â
September 12, 2019
New York City Council's Deputy Leader Endorses Cynthia Nixon
A second New York City Council member, Jimmy Van Bramer, has endorsed Nixon over Andrew Cuomo for New York governor.Â
June 28, 2018
Out New York City council head boycotts St. Pat's parade
Christine Quinn
will attend several breakfasts before New York City's St.
Patrick's Day parade today, along with Mass at St. Patrick's
Cathedral, but the city's first openly gay city
council leader will not join the 150,000 marchers on
Fifth Avenue after organizers rejected compromise
attempts and barred Irish gays and lesbians from joining the
festivities for the 16th straight year.
March 17, 2006
Marti Cummings Just Might Make Drag and Nonbinary History
Marti Cummings explains why they'll stop performing if elected to the New York City council.Â
March 24, 2020
Christine Quinn's Next Political Move? Equality For Women
New York's former City Council speaker Christine Quinn is using her experience as a lesbian and a woman in politics by leading a new party.
November 4, 2014
Worried About Trump? Think Local
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May 8, 2017
Christine Quinn Calls for Justice Scalia to Apologize
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December 12, 2012
Christine Quinn Receives Antigay Death Threats
The out New York City Council speaker and mayoral hopeful has received several antigay death threats, according to her wife.
August 19, 2013
NYC: Million Dollar Labor Campaign Targets Quinn
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April 9, 2013
NYC Asks Supreme Court to Hear DOMA Challenge
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said that DOMA "fatally undermines the city's substantial efforts" to protect same-sex couples from discrimination.
July 26, 2012
Christine Quinn Concedes NYC Mayoral Race
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September 11, 2013
Watch Christine Quinn's Scary Exchange with Trump's Ex-Campaign Manager
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Trans New Yorkers Can Now Update Birth Certificates More Easily
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December 8, 2014
NYC Could Ease Requirements for Changing Birth Certificate Gender
New York City Council member Corey Johnson has introduced legislation that would allow transgender people to update the gender on their birth certificate with fewer restrictions.
October 7, 2014
How Is Cuba's Government More LGBT-Friendly Than America's?
Christine Quinn, New York City's first female and first out council speaker, recently visited the island nation and witnessed an odd role-reversal.
June 27, 2018
Christine Quinn Reflects on Progress at DNC
The lesbian Speaker of the New York City Council offered her thoughts on the experience for LGBT delegates in Charlotte, and responded to chatter about her own political future.
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