New York Mayor Bloomberg: ‘Gay marriage is a fundamental civil right’
Michael Bloomberg, the independent mayor of New York City, has described marriage equality as a “fundamental civil right”. In a speech last night, he urged state politicians to legislate on introducing...
View ArticleNew York register offices to open on a Sunday for gay weddings
Some register officers in New York are to open on a Sunday to give gay couples a chance to marry as soon as they can. The legislation does not come into law until July 24th, which is a Sunday. Although...
View ArticleNew York holds lottery for first gay marriages
New York City is to hold a lottery to determine which gay couples can be the first to tie the knot when a gay marriage law comes into power on Sunday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said that demand to wed on...
View ArticleNew York mayor officiates aides’ wedding
Michael Bloomberg, the mayor of New York City, presided over the marriage of two of his aides yesterday. He officiated the wedding ceremony of John Feinblatt, his chief policy advisor, and Jonathan...
View ArticleSeventy mayors to press Obama on gay marriage
A number of large-city mayors in the US have formed a coalition with the hope to achieve same-sex marriage equality. The group have joined together with a view to increasing the pressure on President...
View ArticleNew York mayor gives $250,000 to Maryland equal marriage campaign
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated $250,000 (£155,430) to the campaign that is fighting to keep equal marriage in the US state of Maryland. A bill to legalise same-sex marriage in Maryland...
View ArticleUS: New York Mayor donates $500,000 towards equal marriage efforts
The Mayor of New York City has offered $500,000 (£312,000) from his personal fortune towards the push for marriage equality in Maine, Minnesota and Washington. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced a...
View ArticlePoll: New York City council speaker could become city’s first openly gay and...
A new poll has been released which suggests that New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, could be in with a chance of becoming the first openly gay, and first female mayor of the city. A...
View ArticleUS: Christine Quinn formally announces bid to become NYC’s first openly gay...
New York City took another step closer to having its first openly gay and first female mayor on Sunday as City Council speaker Christine Quinn, formally announced that she will run for the position....
View ArticleVideo: Ann Coulter discussion on ‘nanny state’ anti-smoking law derails into...
US conservative commentator Ann Coulter made a Fox News appearance in which she attacked “nanny state” anti-smoking health laws by comparing them to the idea of having anti-gay laws to combat HIV and...
View ArticleNew York mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn: I feel uneasy that people might...
Openly gay New York City mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn, has released an extract from her autobiography, in which she reflects on sometimes feeling “a faint sense of unease”, that she might be judged...
View ArticleNew York: Mayoral candidate receives death threats after endorsement from...
A New York City mayoral candidate says he’s received death threats because of an endorsement from America’s leading anti-equal marriage group. Erick Salgado is considered a long-shot candidate,...
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Bloomberg blasts Trump as he announces he will not run for President
The business magnate says he will not enter a race he cannot win. Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire former mayor of New York, has said he will not join the US presidential race for fear it would...
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Apple CEO Tim Cook was one of Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential candidates
Hillary Clinton apparently at least briefly considered picking an out gay man as her running mate this election: none other than Apple CEO Tim Cook. An email stolen by Wikileaks reveals that Cook was...
View ArticleApple takes stand against Trump on transgender rights
Tech giant Apple has hit out at President Trump’s decision to scale back protections for transgender children. Yesterday the Trump administration confirmed it had reversed a policy put in place by the...
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Michael Bloomberg launches scathing attack on Trump’s LGBT record while...
Presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg has become the latest to set out his plan on LGBT+ rights. The billionaire businessman, a late entrant in the Democratic primaries, was a firm supporter of LGBT+...
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Cher just endorsed Joe Biden for president and that sound you’re hearing is...
Bruised by low turnouts in the Iowa and New Hampshire caucuses, Joe Biden’s presidential bid has found an unlikely support in the form of singer Cher. With a few weeks to go before the final leg of her...
View ArticleMichael Bloomberg refers to trans people as ‘it’ in resurfaced video that’s...
Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg is attempting to defend his LGBT+ record after a resurfaced video shows him referring to transgender people as “it” and and “some guy in a dress”. The video was...
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Michael Bloomberg – who called trans people ‘it’– is selling $22 t-shirts...
Democratic candidate Michael Bloomberg, who is attempting to defend his LGBT+ record after calling transgender people “it”, is selling t-shirts on his website that say “protect trans rights”. The...
View ArticleLGBT+ activists call on Michael Bloomberg to apologise for calling trans...
LGBT+ activists are calling on Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg to apologise for calling trans women “some guy in a dress”. Bloomberg has been attempting to defend his LGBT+ record...
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