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GoHuskies1984 t1_j15e89x wrote

Reply to comment by kyogreblue in Gay NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher Offered Police Protection After Home Targeted by irish_fellow_nyc

His city profile mentions his past activism and refers to him as gay. I don't know the guy but he comes across as proud of being an openly gay councilman.

Hate isn't stopped by catering to the hateful and trying to hide.

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kyogreblue t1_j15gjsb wrote

I agree and thanks for bringing up that point. I think it's super admirable that he's done so much for the LGBT community. I don't know him personally either so can't speak of how open he is, but I know plenty of other proud and open LGBT individuals who find it frustrating when they're constantly being referred to as that "gay teacher"/"lesbian doctor"/"trans engineer" by straight people as if they're somehow different than teachers/doctors/engineers

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BraveSirZaphod t1_j15iw9h wrote

I get your point, but him being gay is directly relevant to this story.

Yeah, it'd be weird if this was a story about his bill on pest control or something, but this story is about a hate group that vandalized his building, harassed his staff, and accused him of being a pedophile, specifically because he's gay and has stood up for the LGBT community. It absolutely makes sense to mention it in this context.

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