Back To School Meeting Photos!

September 17, 2014 by Stonewall Democrats

Thank you Chancellor Carmen Farina for speaking with us about LGBT policies in NYC public schools!

NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina & SDNYC President, Eunic Ortiz

Panel discussion on LGBT policies for students, teachers & families in NYC.

Thank you to our esteemed panelists: Council Member Danny Dromm, Chairman, Education Committee; Elayna Konstan, Head of Office of Safety & Youth Development for the DOE; Lois Herrera, Senior Director of Guidance & School Counseling for the DOE; Jared Fox, NYC Chapter Chairman, Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network; and Michael Silverman, Executive Director, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund! And of course many thanks to Paul Schindler, Editor, Gay City News for moderating our panel tonight!

Back to School! A panel on LGBT policies for students, teachers & families in NYC

September 15, 2014 by Stonewall Democrats

SDNYC's next meeting will be this Wednesday, September 17th at 8 pm at the LGBT Center (208 W 13 St).

With September marking the start of the 2014-2015 school year, SDNYC's September meeting will be all about LGBT policies for students, families and teachers in NYC.

We are excited to welcome Special Guest Speaker, NYC Schools Chancellor Carmen Farina.

We will also be joined by Council Member Danny Dromm, Chairman, NYC Council Education Committee; Jared Fox, NYC Chapter Chairman, Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network; Michael Silverman, Executive Director, Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund and a Senior Official from the NYC Department of Education for a panel discussion of LGBT policies in NYC schools moderated by Paul Schindler, Editor, Gay City News.

This event is free and open to the public.

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2014 NYS Primary Elections Re-Cap

September 10, 2014 by Stonewall Democrats

Congratulations to the following SDNYC endorsed candidates on winning contested races in yesterday’s NYS Primary Election:

Governor of NYS: Andrew M. Cuomo
Lieutenant Governor of NYS: Kathy Hochul
State Senate District 14 (Queens): Leroy Comrie
State Senate District 16 (Queens): Toby Ann Stavisky
State Senate District 28 (Manhattan): Liz Krueger
State Senate District 33 (Bronx): Gustavo Rivera
Assembly District 52 (Brooklyn): Jo Anne Simon
Assembly District 71 (Manhattan): Herman "Denny" Farrell Jr
Assembly District 72 (Manhattan): Guillermo Linares
Assembly District 76 (Manhattan): Rebecca Seawright
Assembly District 77 (Bronx): Latoya Joyner
Assembly District 78 (Bronx): Jose Rivera

While we congratulate these candidates on winning yesterday’s Primary, we have more work to do to help all of the SDNYC endorsed candidates win in the November 4, 2014 General Election and we need you to join our efforts! Volunteer opportunities, fundraisers and other ways to get involved in these races are regularly posted to sdnyc.org/volunteer, including an upcoming opportunity to join NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman at his campaign kickoff event this Sunday, September 14.