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GAY POWER: THE PK LIST
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This is a very special tle should be rerved for gay men who have put years of effort while tg themselv on how to be masters of their craft. The gay rights movement has s roots New York, where the Stonewall uprisg occurred more than 50 years ago.
Brad Hoylman, who reprents much of lower and midtown Manhattan, has advoted succsfully for legislatn like the Genr Exprsn Non-Discrimatn Act, which protects transgenr people, and a ban on gay nversn therapy for children. Hoylman was the only out gay person the state Senate until Jabari Brisport’s electn 2020. C., as the first gay Ao Lato person elected to Congrs, Torr has phed for greater feral fundg for public hog.
OUT AND PROUD: GAY POWER LIST 2015
Who are the most fluential gay men and women? To mark this weekend's Pri, we prent our annual list of the top 101 out-and-proud Brons, om actors to thors - and there's even a Navy officer * gay power list *
The Democratic Socialists of Ameri-backed legislator – who is the first out gay Black member of the state Legislature – joed other left-leang legislators cricizg public safety measur clud the budget. Bronson, the first out gay upstate legislator, also recently sponsored a bill that would expand labor protectns for eelancers New York.
Mondaire Jon ma history as the first Black reprentative elected to his district and as one of the first out gay Black men elected to Congrs. The past year has seen Wegarten take a leadg role velopg standards for openg schools the wake of the COVID-19 panmic and opposg the Florida legislatn dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” law by crics. Roskoff has cricized Mayor Eric Adams’ cisn to appot officials who have a history of makg homophobic ments – but has also found ways to ntue workg wh the mayor, cludg speakg out agast Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” law.
He has also been an effective strategist and advote for gay rights legislatn and polici for years. Havg spoken openly about attemptg suici as a teen upstate New York due to homophobic bullyg, Bottcher has prrized improvg mental health servic cywi, while his Manhattan district he has foced on sanatn, matchg job seekers wh employers and gettg much-need renovatns for the New York Cy Hog Authory’s Fulton Ho plex.