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Sun Jun 5, 2022, 10:16 PM Jun 2022

LGBTQ Groups Declare Boycott of NYC Mayor Adams' Pride Event

WNBC

New York City's mayor has found himself at odds with prominent LGBTQ groups at the start of Pride Month after a call to boycott Eric Adams' pride reception next week.

Four of the city's political LGBTQ groups issued the call Thursday, with demands that the mayor make changes to his administration in addition a number of city policies the groups call harmful to LGBTQ+ individuals.

The Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, the Stonewall Democrats of New York City, the Lesbian and Gay Democractic Club of Queens and Equity New York signed the statement on the second day of Pride Month.

"Mayor Adams has tested the boundaries of the LGBTQ community to see where he can overstep - including who he can afford to disregard for the sake of his own interests," part of the statement read.

The first of five demands by the groups calls for the firing of Fernando Cabrera and Erick Salgado, two pastors with histories of anti-gay views the mayor hired since taking office. Additional demands include ending sweeps of homeless encampments and the use of solitary confinement in city jails.
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