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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLeading NYC Mayoral Candidate Weds Her Partner
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2012/05/20/leading_nyc_mayoral_candidate_weds_her_partner.htmlLeading NYC Mayoral Candidate Weds Her Partner
Christine Quinn, the speaker of the New York City Council and a leading candidate to be mayor, married her longtime partner, Kim M. Catullo "in one of the most prominent same-sex weddings of a public official to date," the New York Times reports.
Among those in attendance were Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Sen. Charles Schumer; New York police commissioner Ray Kelly, several members of New York's congressional delegation, several members of the New York State Legislature and a dozen members of the City Council.
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Leading NYC Mayoral Candidate Weds Her Partner (Original Post)
babylonsister
May 2012
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LiberalFighter
(51,033 posts)1. 20 years ago I would had been against this.
But I have evolved substantially within the last 5 or 10 on it. But then again, I didn't have the hatred that so many have on the other side.
RKP5637
(67,112 posts)2. K&R !!! n/t
ananda
(28,873 posts)3. Houston's mayor also has a same gender partner and ..
.. they have three adopted children.
I got to vote for her the first time around.
babylonsister
(171,079 posts)4. Who is she? I lived in Houston for
many years but left in 11/09. I'm very happy to read this, thanks!
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)5. "Among those in attendance....."
good political move for those in attendance.