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15 03, 2026

NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Names Taylor Brown to Lead First Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs

By Paul Goldberg|2026-03-15T10:25:09-07:00March 15th, 2026|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: New York LGBT News, New York LGBT Politics, New York LGBTQ Affairs Office, Taylor Brown, Transgender Leadership News, Zohran Mamdani|

By: Paul Goldberg — Senior Correspondent | New York LGBT News NEW YORK, NY — (March 15, 2026) — In a historic move for LGBTQ leadership in municipal government, Zohran Mamdani announced plans to establish New York City’s first Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, appointing civil rights attorney Taylor Brown as its inaugural director. The announcement from [...]

24 06, 2025

Zohran Mamdani Upsets Cuomo in New York Mayoral Primary

By JRL Charts|2026-03-15T03:09:54-07:00June 24th, 2025|Categories: LGBT Politics, LGBT Politics USA|Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Democratic party, gay new york news, LGBT Politics USA, LGBT Rights News & Updates | JRL CHARTS LGBT Politics, LGBTQ Democrats, New York LGBT Politics, paul goldberg, Zohran Mamdani|

By: Paul Goldberg, Senior Editor | JRL CHARTS – LGBT Politics USA NEW YORK, NY — (June 24, 2025) — In a stunning upset Tuesday night, Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani clinched the Democratic nomination for Mayor of New York City, defeating former Governor Andrew Cuomo and halting his much-publicized political comeback — at least for now. [...]

22 04, 2020

New York City Cancels PRIDE March for First Time

By JRL Charts|2020-04-22T12:08:17-07:00April 22nd, 2020|Categories: LGBT News|Tags: lgbt politics, New York City PRIDE Parade, New York LGBT Politics, New York PRIDE Parade Cancelled, PRIDE parades cancelled coronavirus|

NEW YORK, NY — (04-22-20) — New York City PRIDE March cancelled for the first time in its history due to the coronavirus crisis. The announcement came in a press release issued by the Heritage of Pride on Monday. Click here to access the current list of Pride cancellations Heritage of Pride, which runs the [...]