Activists To Protest NYC Mayor’s Anti-LGBTQ Hirings

The New York Times reports:

On Thursday afternoon, L.G.B.T.Q. groups are planning to gather on the steps of City Hall to protest Mr. Adams’s decision to name Mr. Cabrera and two other men who have voiced opposition to gay marriage to City Hall posts.

To gay and lesbian leaders, the appointments feel like a betrayal. The appointments also highlight another issue for the mayor — that his repeated controversial personnel decisions threaten to distract from the governance of a city still struggling to emerge from the pandemic amid a rise in violent crime.

On Monday, the City Council’s L.G.B.T.Q. Caucus denounced Mr. Cabrera as a “bigot” and said it opposed the appointments of both Mr. Cabrera and Mr. Salgado. In a comment provided by the mayor’s office on Tuesday, Mr. Salgado said, “My views have evolved as society has evolved.”

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The mayor’s respond to LGBTQ leaders upset he is appointing people with anti-gay attitudes: “I respect your thoughts, but I’m going to do what is best for the City of New York.” https://t.co/TOBf0dtAhE

— Michael Gold (@migold) February 23, 2022