Four LGBTQ groups say they will boycott New York City's June 7 pride reception, citing Mayor Eric Adams' decision to hire what the groups say are two anti-LGBTQ faith advisers, the groups announced in a joint statement.
The four New York-based LGBTQ groups -- Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn, Stonewall Democrats of NYC, Equality New York and Lesbian and Gay Democratic Club of Queens -- emphasized their boycott was due to the mayor's appointment of pastor Fernando Cabrera as senior adviser for the Office of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships and pastor Erick Salgado as assistant commissioner for immigrant affairs.
The joint statement also emphasizes that"Mayor Adams's only interests are his own and prioritizing the needs of the policing and surveillance institutions in the city at the expense of investments into education, mental health, community health, and LGBTQ services." It also notes that the mayor 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.
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