Is Christine Quinn going to hold the NYPD accountable for raiding the Eagle on the very night when marriage equality became law ? What kind of an LGBT leader is she, if she does not fight for our LGBT civil rights ? Join our Facebook page : Gays Against Christine Quinn.
Pop Quiz on Christine Quinn's Record as Do-Nothing City Council Speaker
Q. What has Christine Quinn done about giving us an APP to track the mayor's whereabouts during blizzards ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to save/restore a full service hospital with Level 1 Trauma Center to replace St. Vincent's ?
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Q. What had Christine Quinn done to end the practice of using City Council slush funds to unduly exert influence over other councilmembers?
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Q. What did Christine Quinn do to stop the controversial third term limits extension ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to pass paid sick leave in NYC ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to pass a living wage bill in NYC ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to stop NYU tearing down landmark structures in its reckless expansion through the Village ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to investigate $600 million CityTime fraud ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to save the scores of hospital closings all across the city in the past 10 years ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done for LGBT Civil Rights ?
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Q. What did Christine Quinn do to stand up in 2005, back when Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered the appeal of a landmark gay marriage ruling ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to investigate NYPD sexual orientation profiling at gay bookstores ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to investigate the illegal Gay Pride Raid at the Eagle ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to put pressure on federal legislators to repeal DOMA ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to put pressure on federal legislators to pass ENDA ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to support Bradley Manning ?
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Q. What has Christine Quinn done to end de jure and de facto discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity ?
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Yum! Brands Employee at Taco Bell in Louisiana is Dismissed Because He is Gay
The LGBT civil rights group Connecting Rainbows is calling for a world-wide boycott of Yum! Brands restaurants.
Jason Ray Smith, a gay employee of Taco Bell restaurant in Bossier City, Louisiana, was dismissed from work because he was honest about his sexual orientation on his Facebook profile and on his Connecting Rainbows profile.
Members of Connecting Rainbows have started an online petition on Change.org, demanding that Taco Bell institute cultural competency training.
Mr. Smith was told he needed to be taken out to the corn field and have the gay beaten out of him. When he reported it, Mr. Smith was harassed and intimidated by Taco Bell management.
Connecting Rainbows, in turn, demands that :
Mr. Smith said that Taco Bell conditioned his rehiring on Mr. Smith deleting his Facebook account and deleting his Connecting Rainbows profile, which Mr. Smith has said he will NOT do. Sign our petition demanding that Taco Bell follow through on its commitment to diversity.
Senator Shirley Huntley Marched in Selma and Didn't Learn a Thing : Epic YouTube Video of Daring Protest in Jamaica, Queens, in Support of Marriage Equality
At noon on Wednesday, LGBTQ activists demonstrated in front and visited the office of Queens Senator Shirley Huntely in Jamaica Queens calling upon her to be a champion for full civil rights, including marriage equality for LGBTQ Americans.
Protesters handed out a scathing flyer, calling Sen. Huntley, ''Dreamless,'' and unfurled a 20' banner that stated, "Sen. Shirley Huntley Marched in Selma and Didn't Learn a Thing," while blaring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, giving her a much needed wake-up call.
In 2009, Senator Huntely voted "No" on the marriage equality bill, which would grant same-sex couples the same 1,324 legal protections that opposite-sex couples already have. When asked the reason for her vote, she explained that she was speaking on behalf of her constituency in district 10.
Shirley Huntley - LGBT Marriage Equality Protest Flyer - Connecting RainbowsThis protest was organised by members of Connecting Rainbows.
Join us for an LGBT civil rights walk that is being organised by Connecting Rainbows. The walk will take place on April 24 during the 2011 Easter Parade in New York City. We need your help to create a mass movement to legally recognise LGBT civil rights.
Create profiles, form and join groups, and plan LGBT civil rights actions at our social media site at : Connecting Rainbows.
You are invited to register to participate in the LGBT civil rights demonstration that is being planned by Connecting Rainbows to take place on April 24 during the 2011 Easter Parade in New York City. We need your help to create a mass movement to legally recognise LGBT civil rights.
