The Natnal Edutn Associatn's print vowed to "say gay" and fight for "the right to choose." First Lady Jill Bin is an NEA member.
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The head of the cy teachers unn me out publicly as a lbian while receivg an award om a gay rights Wegarten - who has been open about her sexualy wh iends and lleagu for years - told the Daily News on Friday that she felt her speech durg the Empire State Pri Agenda dner on Thursday was "the right moment" to make public. Jon Communy Service Award Thursday, Wegarten relled a phone ll om a lleague suggtg that the state teachers unn not take a stand on a proposed nstutnal amendment barrg gay explag that she gave the lleague a piece of her md, Wegarten told the crowd, "At that pot, my sexual orientatn was not mon knowledge - as is now. Thursday was Natnal Comg Out Day, a day observed by lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr groups for g out and discsg homosexualy.