“Today is a proud day in the history of the Brooklyn Democratic Party and for reform advocates,” said Jared Arader, President of the Lambda Independent Democrats (LID) of Brooklyn, the borough’s only LGBTQ political club and a member of the gender discrimination and inclusion task force. “But we cannot forget and erase what got us here: for nearly a century, our party systematically excluded those who did not fit in to a binary gender role. Since its inception in 1978, LID has worked to break down barriers to inclusion posed for members of our community in local politics. While we are glad to see this barrier fall, we cannot take for granted that it no longer exists - we must do the work of centering TGNCNB people in local politics and ensuring fairness and representation exists.”
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On Sunday, November 29, a temporary proposal to include 4 gender neutral County Committee seats in each Brooklyn assembly district was passed by the County Party’s Executive Committee (the entity composed of our elected District Leaders).
Though the proposal was passed, several LGBTQ and allied district leaders voted no. We want you to know why, and why voting no was the right thing to do.
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Currently scheduling Tuesday, July 14 through Saturday July 18.
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Go to nycabsentee.com ASAP and make sure you can vote in the June 23rd primaries!
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Last night, NYPD brutally assaulted, beat and pepper sprayed Brooklynites peacefully protesting at the Barclays Center. Assembly Member Diana Richardson and State Senator Zellnor Myrie were pepper sprayed. Senator Myrie was handcuffed. LID member Jacqui Painter was shoved to the ground and kicked repeatedly by police.
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The NY Presidential Primary may be cancelled, but there are still critical races on the ballot on June 23! Given the COVID-19 crisis, it is important to consider casting your ballot by mail instead of in-person.
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Yesterday, six transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary candidates were disqualified from running for Kings County Democratic County Committee by the Board of Elections.
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Claiming itself an “international Christian relief organization,” Samaritan’s Purse is under the leadership of evangelist Franklin Graham, who boasts a long history of demonizing the LGBTQ community. He has also been accused of using natural disasters as opportunities to prioritize proselytization over adequate medical care.
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