Trenton’s first openly gay mayor an early backer of medil marijuana, marriage equaly

Contents:

• TRENTON’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR WISH TO IMPROVE CY FOR LGBTQ+ MUNY
• N.J. LAWMAKER UNR FIRE AFTER HOMOPHOBIC RANT ABOUT GAY MAYOR
• REED GCRA ELECTED CAPAL CY’S FIRST OPENLY-GAY MAYOR
• COUNCILWOMAN APOLOGIZ FOR LLG GAY NEW JERSEY MAYOR 'PEDOPHILE' PROFANE RANT
• 'HONORED TO RRY OUR FLAG.' FIRST GAY MAYOR OF MAPLEWOOD OVERME NVERSN THERAPY BEFORE LIVG PROUD
• MAPLEWOOD, NJ WEL FIRST OPENLY GAY PUTY MAYOR
• TRENTON’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR AN EARLY BACKER OF MEDIL MARIJUANA, MARRIAGE EQUALY
• REHOBOTH’S GALLERY 50 TO HOST SHOWS BY TWO GAY ARTISTS

TRENTON’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR WISH TO IMPROVE CY FOR LGBTQ+ MUNY

The Human Rights Campaign ranked Trenton as the least gay-iendly cy New Jersey ls than 10 years ago. Today, the cy is led by an openly gay mayor who is workg to move the cy forward.

N.J. LAWMAKER UNR FIRE AFTER HOMOPHOBIC RANT ABOUT GAY MAYOR

Gcra says he regrets nothg about g out and says that is an honor to not only be the first openly gay state assemblyman, but also Trenton’s first openly gay mayor.

REED GCRA ELECTED CAPAL CY’S FIRST OPENLY-GAY MAYOR

“It’s heartwarmg when you get emails om parents and young gay kids alike. After Ga Genove won electn to the Long Hill Township Commtee 2004, homophob lashed of flyers were strewn about Town Hall this nservative Morris County municipaly falsely allegg that the openly gay Genove ma sexual advanc to a mor. In a separate cint, a man slapped an anti-gay sticker on her opposn did not stop Genove's mtee lleagu om appotg her mayor 2006, which ma her New Jersey’s first out mayor.

COUNCILWOMAN APOLOGIZ FOR LLG GAY NEW JERSEY MAYOR 'PEDOPHILE' PROFANE RANT

”Fifteen years after Genove’s electn, the landspe has shifted for elected officials who intify as gay, lbian, bisexual or transgenr.

'HONORED TO RRY OUR FLAG.' FIRST GAY MAYOR OF MAPLEWOOD OVERME NVERSN THERAPY BEFORE LIVG PROUD

New Jersey has eight openly gay mayors, the U.

Congrs has 10 out members and Pete Buttigieg, the gay mayor of South Bend, Indiana, is pollg the top five of the 23 Democratic printial memorate the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprisg that served as a talyst for the LGBT rights movement, and the USA TODAY NETWORK New Jersey spoke to gay elected officials about how the mpaign trail is different now om how was for Genove, what ’s like as an out ndidate to ask Print Donald Tmp supporters for their vote and why party boss stand the way of more LGBT people wng electns. ”Amerin voters first elected an openly gay person to office 1974 — not San Francis’s Harvey Milk, but the lser-known Kathy Kozachenko. At least 41 of them intify as gay, lbian, bisexual or queer.

MAPLEWOOD, NJ WEL FIRST OPENLY GAY PUTY MAYOR

"Tim Etace, 62, an ex-assemblyman who ma history as the first out gay person New Jersey voters elected mayor, said that if you unt the number of closeted gay people servg elective office, the unt of 41 would double. “There are muni New Jersey, believe or not, that are not very gay-iendly.

TRENTON’S FIRST OPENLY GAY MAYOR AN EARLY BACKER OF MEDIL MARIJUANA, MARRIAGE EQUALY

”Runng gay GOP townsAmerins have bee more acceptg of gay people, but many rema hostile to key LGBT 37% of Republins approve of same-sex marriage, acrdg to a March 2019 Pew Rearch Center poll. Voters there also elected five gay people to s six-person uncil and a gay Republin mayor, Mike Nohilly.

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REHOBOTH’S GALLERY 50 TO HOST SHOWS BY TWO GAY ARTISTS

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