Bloomberg Denies Freedom To All

Lying, Hypocritical Michael Bloomberg

Last month, at a commencement address at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg advocated for marriage equality. He told the graduating students, ''If government can deny freedom to one, it can deny freedom to all,'' Mayor Bloomberg said. This is coming from the mayor, who enforces the NYPD-sponsored programs of discrimination (such as stop and frisk against men of color, the sexual orientating profiling of gay men, and the religious profiling of Muslims), the mayor, who let the NYPD arrest thousands of bicyclists, activists, and regular folks during the massive anti-war and anti-Republican National Convention protests. Is he talking about himself ? Or was he, as per usual, lying through both sides of his hypocritical face ?

Marriage Equality Rally City Hall

Marriage Equality Rally at City Hall on June 14 :
It's a Civil Rights Issue

Join the growing number of voices, who are saying that Gov. Andrew Cuomo should pull out all the stops -- and get marriage equality passed through the state legislature.

LGBT New Yorkers, who have faith or who follow a different spiritual journey, should not be the targets of religious rhetoric. Yet, a group of extremist and right-wing religious organisations are holding a press conference on Tuesday, June 14 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm on the steps of New York City Hall. These extremist groups are asking all believers in the Lord to join in a day of fasting and prayer to invoke ''divine intervention'' to prevent the passage of Marriage Equality in New York State.

Connecting Rainbows, an LGBT civil rights group, is inviting all community groups, activists, and allies to join us -- and to spread the word to others -- about a counter demonstration that supporters of Marriage Equality are holding at the same time and at the same place : on Tuesday, June 14 at 11:30 a.m. on the steps of New York City Hall ! Please RSVP to the Marriage Equality Rally Facebook Event.

Connecting Rainbows is asking for a similar and powerful coälition of Marriage Equality groups to show up -- and to send a message that these religious organisations should be protecting the sanctity of LGBTQ lives, too. We are each somebody, and we each deserve full equality.