Christine Quinn

New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn To March For Passing Of GENDA In New York State

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:44:36 GMT

Source: www.glaad.org --- Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Local and Regional News , Family , Transgender , Young Adult Tags: Christine Quinn , New York , GENDA , transgender Tomorrow, New York City council speaker Christine Quinn along with Empire State Pride Agenda and members LGBT advocacy organizations, including the Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF), Callen-Lorde Community Health Center , and The Ali Forney Center will march on the steps of City Hall, in New York City. Following a spike in anti-LGBT attacks in the city, Quinn and advocates are gathering to call on Albany to pass the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA). With the end of the legislative session quickly approaching, pressure is needed to ensure this bill is passed. Currently in New York, a person can be evicted or fired from their job due to their gender expression . 16 states plus Washington, DC have passed non-discrimination laws covering gender identity, and many more counties across the U.S. have similar protections. A full list of the participating organizations is below: Empire State Pride Agenda, Gay Men's Health Crisis, Freedom to Marry, Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, NYTRO, SAGE, Housing Works, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund, New York Civil Liberties Union, Lambda Legal, The New York City LGBT Center, The Ali Forney Center and GLAAD. ...

Thousands of New Yorkers - including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn - have ma...

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:58:18 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
Thousands of New Yorkers - including mayoral candidate Christine Quinn - have marched to protest the shooting death of a gay man in the neighbourhood that was the cradle of the modern US gay rights movement. http://aje.me/18dNIr0 New Yorkers protest after gay man's murder aje.me Thousand march in New York's Greenwich Village to honour the memory of "the gay angel Mark Carson". ...

Edith Windsor And Christine Quinn Lead NYC Rally In Response To Hate Crimes

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:02:25 GMT

Source: www.queerty.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and DOMA Supreme Court plaintiff Edith Windsor joined thousands of people in front of New York City’s LGBT Community Center. On Monday night, people rallied in response to the murder of Mark Carson and the string of anti-gay hate crimes that have plagued the city in recent weeks. The event started at 5:30 p.m. and is expected to continue into the evening. The rally follows a vigil that was held for Carson after he died of a fatal gunshot wound to the head. As Queerty previously reported : Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered to remember Carson, a 32-year-old gay Brooklyn man who was shot and killed in New York’s Greenwich Village Friday in the fifth hate crime to plague the city this month. The peace rally was arranged by Adam Feldman, a theater critic for Time Out New York, who spoke passionately before the crowd about the importance of gun control. GLAAD is also supporting the rally and is on hand at tonight’s event. Actor Wilson Cruz, a spokesperson for the group, issued the following statement: “Our hearts grieve for Mark’s loved ones. While our community has made progress, this is a stark and sobering reminder of the rife homophobia that still exists in our culture. These crimes are intended to scare and silence LGBT people, however as a proud New York native, I am confident that our community and our city will not be silenced, but will rather come together to stop this rash of senseless viol ...

Christine Quinn and the Healing Power of Honesty

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:58:07 GMT

Source: www.psychologytoday.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
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Christine Quinn: NYPD To Step Up Presence After Anti-Gay Murder Of Mark Carson

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:27:46 GMT

Source: www.nydailynews.com --- Monday, May 20, 2013
The NYPD will step up police presence on Manhattan’s West Side through the end of June after the alleged hate crime killing of a gay man in Greenwich Village Friday night, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said. The increased patrols to prevent anti-LGBT violence will go through gay pride ... ...

How Christine Quinn’s battle against bulimia and alcoholism become a campaign we...

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:02:09 GMT

Source: www.facebook.com --- Sunday, May 19, 2013
How Christine Quinn’s battle against bulimia and alcoholism become a campaign weapon. Can Christine Quinn Overshare Her Way to Mayor? nym.ag In a race this tight, personal battles become a campaign weapon. ...