Civic pride.With respect to your article "The Power of Mayors" [July 4], you did not mention the openly gay mayor of Nyack, N.Y., John Shields
Private John Shields (1769–1809), born in Harrisonburg, Virginia was at 34, the second oldest member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. . Since taking office, Shields has been on the forefront of gay rights and marriage equality in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of State. Mayor Shields is party to the lawsuit filed against the state of New York and Atty. Gen. Eliot Spitzer Eliot Laurence Spitzer (born June 10 1959 ) is an American lawyer, politician and the current Governor of New York. Spitzer was elected governor in the November 2006 election. (now a Democratic gubernatorial candidate) to allow gays and lesbians to marry their partners. His tireless efforts have made his community and state a better place for GLBT GLBT Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered New Yorkers to love and raise their families. MARC JOSEPH KRASNOW New York, N.Y. [Shields was one of The Advocate's People of the Year in 2004.--Ed.] |
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