Stonewall Democrats of New York City

Stonewall's Annual Event is May 15th

Please RSVP via email to mcarlin@sdnyc.org or PayPay (if you sponsor our event it will be listed in future emails our website and in the event's program):

Sponsors Follow]]> Benefactor ($500)

Matthew W. Carlin, Esq.
Michael Colosi, Esq.
Hon. Martin Connor
Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
Hon. Alan Jay Gerson
Hon. Richard Gottfried
Joseph G. Hagelmann, III & Robert G. Harvey, Esq.
Hon. Micah Z. Kellner
Helen Rosenthal
Tom Shevlin
Hon. Sheldon Silver
Scott Talbot
Hon. Matt Titone

Patron ($250)

Marty Algaze
Caprice Bellefleur
Andrew Berman
Hon. Jonathan Bing
Louis Bixenman & G. Sterling Zinsmeyer
Paul J. Del Duca & Damion Townsend
Hon. Ruben Diaz, Jr.
Hon. Thomas Duane
Hon. Eliot Engel
Hon. Deborah Glick
I.U.O.E. Local 891, Robert J Troeller, Business Manager/President
Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club
Tony Juliano
Yetta Kurland, Esq.
Gregory Lee Lambert & Wilbur A. Weder
Hon. Marc Landis
Hon. Aubrey Lees
Hon. John Liu
Hon. Christopher Lynn
Hon. Marty Markowitz
Jack Osborn
Greg Rae
Allen Roskoff
Barbara Russo & Bobbi C. Sternheim
Arthur Z. Schwartz, Esq.
Bob Zuckerman

Sponsors ($175)

Richard Allman
Steve Ashkinazy
Bert Baez
Charles Bayor
Hon. Michael Benedetto
Hon. Jim Brennan
Kevin Burke
Neill McG. Coleman
Hon. Daniel Dromm
Hon. Dan Garodnick
Hon. Lew Goldstein
Hon. Brad Hoylman
Hon. Debra A. James
Hon. Melinda Katz
Hon. Brian Kavanagh
Thomas LaBarbera
Hon. Jessica Lappin
Hon. Rachel Lavine
Stephen Levin
Marc Levine
Hon. Mark D. Levine
Hon. Vito Lopez
Eric Lugo
Marriage Equality NY, Catherine Marino-Thomas, Exec. Dir.
Dirk McCall
Frank P. Nervo
Hon. Kevin Parker
Wendi Paster
Brice Peyre
John Phillips
Carl Pritzkat
Alfonso Quiroz
Connie Ress
Hon. Linda B. Rosenthal
Hon. John D. Sabini
Hon. Diane Savino
Lynn C. Schulman
Melissa Sklarz
Hon. Jo Anne Simon
Tom Smith
Richard P. Spolzino
Drew Tagliabue
Hon. William C. Thompson, Jr.
Lew Todd
Hon. Jimmy Vacca
Hon. James G. Van Bramer
Javier E. Vargas
Hon. David Yassky

Sponsor our Annual Event on May 15th

Dear Friends:

Please mark your calendar for Thursday, May 15, 2008 for the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City’s 22nd Anniversary Celebration. As you know, last year the New York State Assembly historically passed the same-sex marriage bill. As our attention now turns to the State Senate, this year we are honoring the heroic Democratic Senators from New York City who are sponsors of the same sex marriage bill. We want to publicly thank these Senators for their loyalty, friendship and dedication to the LGBT Community—They have been there for us and we want to be there for them. We are hopeful that after this year’s election we will have a Democratic majority in the Senate and enough votes to pass the bill for Governor Paterson’s signature.

]]> This year we are having another one of our legendary cocktail party receptions, with top-shelf open bar, lots of food and a very few speeches, at Hill Country, 30 West 26th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), Manhattan, from 6:00 – 8:30 P.M. Our honorees this year are:

Senate Minority Leader Malcolm Smith (Queens);
Senator Eric Adams (Brooklyn);
Senator Martin Connor (Manhattan & Brooklyn);
Senator Martin Malave Dilan (Brooklyn);
Senator Tom Duane (Manhattan);
Senator Liz Krueger Manhattan);
Senator Velmanette Montgomery (Brooklyn);
Senator Kevin Parker (Brooklyn);
Senator Bill Perkins (Manhattan);
Senator John Sabini (Queens);
Senator Diane Savino (Staten Island & Brooklyn);
Senator Eric Schneiderman (Manhattan & The Bronx);
Senator Jose M. Serrano (The Bronx & Manhattan); and
Senator Toby Ann Stavisky (Queens).

We hope that you will join us at the event as a Benefactor ($500), Patron ($250) or Sponsor ($175). If you do, your name will be included in our invitation and program. (Regular tickets are $125.) As you know from our last several events, this party will be a blast and will be attended by all the movers and shakers in LGBT politics and our straight allies. Your kind contributions will help us to support our candidates and to continue our fight for full equality.

Please either print this email and fill out the coupon below and mail it with your check or money order (if you want to be listed in the invitation, please send it by no later than Monday, April 14th) or pay online either with the following links or on our website: www.sdnyc.org.

For more information, you may contact Matthew Carlin at mcarlin@sdnyc.org or 917-292-4619. Please email us if you pay online and have special instructions about how you'd like your name listed in the program, otherwise we will go with whatever information you provided to PayPal, which is what they will send to us.

We look forward to seeing you on May 15th!

Very truly yours,

Matthew Carlin
President

Marty Algaze
Event Chair

I wish to sponsor The Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City’s 22nd Anniversary Event:

( ) Benefactor—$500

( ) Patron—$250

( ) Sponsor—$175

________________________________________________________________________________
Please print the name(s) as you as would like it to appear on the invitation and in the program.

Please return with a check or money order to:

Stonewall Democratic Club
P.O. Box 514
Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113

January Announcements

Dear Friends:

Happy New Year! The good news is that it’s the last year of the Bush Administration, the bad news (well not so bad) is that it’s time to pay your dues! You can either send us a check with the attached form or here on our website and pay via PayPal. We are still offering individual memberships ($24), family memberships ($36) and Student/Disabled/Unemployed memberships ($12) and we encourage everyone who can to pay an additional $10 per person to become a member of National Stonewall.

We are very excited to start this year off with our January General Meeting. Please join us on Wednesday, January 23rd, 8:00PM at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th Street between 7th and Greenwich Avenues. In addition to holding Board Elections, we will be joined by the NY State Democratic Committee Co-Chair David Pollak, Assemblymember Micah Kellner and Political Consultant Hank Sheinkopf.

Letter from the President

RSVP and PAY FOR OUR ANNUAL EVENT 5/15 or PAY YOUR DUES!

Welcome to the Stonewall Democratic Club's Website. We are entering our 22nd Year as the Citywide voice for LGBT Democrats in New York City.

]]> There are also a lot of other things to do. The same-sex civil marriage bill finally passed the Assembly this, year, but we still have work to do to get it passed. A huge priority is to pass the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) as well as the Dignity for All Students Bill, which would protect LGBT Youth in our schools; we are also working on a bill which would ban the so-called "Gay Panic Defense" used by gay bashers to excuse their horrible acts. We will be working to get all these bills passed and others of importance to our community.

We will also be having fun. The Club sponsors "Drinking Liberally Steps Out" a monthly social gathering at XES Longue on the third Tuesday of the Month and we will be sponsoring Forums on various issues throughout the year. We will march in the City's various LGBT Pride Parades, as well and host or co-sponsor other social events. In addition, I pledged last year and kept my word at all but one meeting that our monthly meetings will end early enough for social time.

I hope you will continue to participate in our Club or join us this year.

—Matthew Carlin, President SDNYC

SDNYC Holiday Party Thursday Dec. 6th

Please come to the SDNYC Holiday Party, Thursday, December 6th from 7-10:00PM at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Free cocktails, dessert and coffee. And NO speeches.

Early November Announcements

First of all, Tuesday is Election Day. There isn't a lot going on, but one of our members and endorsed candidate, Andrea Masley, asked me to remind anyone in New York County, 9th District, she is running for Judge, so please go out and vote for her! Check out her website here.

Our next Monthly General Meeting will be this Wednesday, November 28th at 8:00pm at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Our speaker will be Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion. (We meet the fourth Wednesday of the month, except June, August and December.)

Please Save the Date for the Stonewall Holiday Party at the Center on Thurs. December 6th.

The Stonewall Political Brunch Series continues with City Councilmember Eric Gioia, Saturday, November 17, 1 p.m. at Masso in Long Island City Seats are limited to 20 and usually fill up. RSVP to Dirk McCall at McDirk@gmail.com.

Stonewall Opposes Gay Only ENDA

Stonewall along with the other LGBT Political Clubs in the City issued a Resolution against Congress voting for the Employment Non-Discrimination Act, unless it is inclusive of gender identity and gender expression. The Resolution Follows.

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Whereas, lesbians and gay men have been seeking federal protections  from discrimination in the workplace for over 33 years; and  

Whereas, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA), originally introduced in 1996, is a proposed federal law that would prohibit  discrimination in the workplace on the basis of sexual orientation;  and  

Whereas, the bill has had little movement since then, although local  and state governments throughout the country have increasingly passed  laws which give some protections to lesbian, gay, bisexual and  transgender persons; and

Whereas, language for gender identity and gender expression, which  would include transgender people, had been added to ENDA in 2004; and

Whereas, New York State regrettably passed (with the urging of  lesbians and gay men) the Sexual Orientation Non Discrimination Act  (SONDA) in 2002 without transgender inclusion; and  

Whereas, transgender New Yorkers statewide are still awaiting  protections from discriminations that would have been covered in  SONDA; and  

Whereas, in New York State, the Jewish, African-American, Asian- American and disabled communities waited eleven years for passage of  the NYS Hate Crimes bill, based on principle, that it included sexual  orientation language; and

Whereas, all major organizations are opposed to both the change in  language, and bringing the bill to a vote with these changes,  including the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF), the  National Stonewall Democrats (NSD), Lambda Legal Education and  Defense Fund, Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG), the  National Center for Transgender Equality, the Empire State Pride  Agenda (ESPA) and AFL-CIO Pride At Work; and  

Whereas, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) originally issued a  statement that while it prefers inclusive language for transgender  people, it would not oppose a vote with exclusive language, although  it now appears to support a delay in voting on the non-inclusive  version of the bill; and  

Whereas, Congressman Barney Frank believes there are not enough votes  in Congress to support keeping transgender inclusive language in ENDA  and has proposed a revised bill that would exclude gender identity  and expression, which would, in effect, exclude transgender people:  and  

Whereas, Congressman Frank and the HRC speak only for themselves and  not the entire LGBT community in rushing passage of this bill without  transgender inclusive language. In fact, openly lesbian Congresswoman  Tammy Baldwin removed her name from the bill; and  

Whereas, the U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a Hate  Crimes bill with transgender inclusive language; and  

Whereas, we understand that conservative members of the House may  try a variety of maneuvers to remove the transgender inclusive  language; and  

Whereas, given the choice, the majority of the LGBT community would  rather wait and educate Congress on transgender issues than force a  vote on an exclusive ENDA; and

Whereas, lesbians and gay men have historically been left behind  with respect to civil rights and many understand the pain of  society's ignorance and fear towards transgender persons; and  

Whereas, lesbians, gay men, bisexual and transgender people share  common interests and goals; and  

Whereas, transgender people are more times affected by bigotry and  discrimination in employment, housing and other essential areas in  life and desperately need the protections ENDA would require;  therefore be it  

Resolved, SDNYC, LID, GLID, JOLDC and LGDCQ strongly oppose new language in  ENDA that would not include transgender individuals and will not  support nor work towards the passage of such a bill; and  

Resolved, the SDNYC, LID, GLID, JOLDC and LGDCQ strongly oppose bringing  any version of ENDA that is not inclusive of all members of the LGBT  community to the floor of Congress and voting upon it; and  

Resolved, SDNYC, LID, GLID, JOLDC and LGDCQ call upon the HRC to either  clarify or change its position and oppose any and all efforts to pass  ENDA without transgender inclusive language; and  

Resolved, SDNYC, LID, GLID, JOLDC and LGDCQ Congressman Frank's actions and  explanations on ENDA, and applauds Congresswoman Baldwin for removing  her name as sponsor; and  

Resolved, SDNYC, LID, GLID, JOLDC and LGDCQ will send this resolution and  letters urging all New York City representatives in Congress to join  Congresswoman Baldwin and withhold their names from the bill.  

The Resolution has passed. 

SDNYC Endorses Hillary Clinton

At our September 24, 2007 meeting the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City Endorsed our Junior Senator Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Nomination for President of the United States.

SDNYC will keep everyone informed about opportunities to help out her candidacy. There is a fun LGBT social event in support of Senator Clinton this Tuesday, November 6th, called Hillary Happy Hours. Check out the website www.hillaryhappyhours.com.

2nd Annual Women's Awards

Tuesday, September, 25 is our second annual Women's Awards. A pictoral invitation follows, with a text version afterwards. (This is the night before our general meeting.)

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STONEWALL DEMOCRATIC CLUB OF NEW YORK CITY
Proudly presents its 2nd Annual Women’s Awards

2007 HONOREES: Liz Abzug, Kate Bornstein, Las Buenas Amigas

When: Tuesday, September 25, 6-10pm
Where: Henrietta Hudson, 438 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014

Hors d’oeuvres and a complimentary glass of champagne is included in ticket as well as one year membership to the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City

$35 advance purchase or $40 at the door
RSVP to: kurland@kurlandassociates.com or buy your ticket in advance via Paypal at: www.SDNYC.org
P.O. Box 514, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113

Co-Sponsors
GO Magazine
National Center for Lesbian Rights

Committee Chair
Yetta G. Kurland

Host Committee
Marty Algaze
Lisa Badner and Donett Huggins
Caprice Bellefleur
Julie Bolcer
Gina M. Bonica and Patricia V. Rodriguez
Mindy Budgor
Matthew Carlin
Michael Colosi
Mary Cooley
Sylvia DiPietro
Paul J. DelDuca
Erin Drinkwater and Erica Gaeta
Micah Feinberg
Dee Finley and Luiza Gurley Flynn-Goodlett
Lewis Goldstein
Jen Handler
Erin Hodson
Brad Hoylman
Eliyanna Kaiser
Yetta G. Kurland and Elizabeth Koke Kurland
Tom LaBarbera
Aubrey Lees
Amy Lesser
Marc Levine
Eric Lugo
Madelaine Mayer
Dirk McCall
Winnie McCroy
Alice Munoz and Oneida Munoz
Christopher Murray
Gary Parker
Brice Peyre
John Phillips
Susan Pickman
Connie Ress
Allen Roskoff
Barbara Russo
Lynn Schulman and Adelaide Connaughton
Jeff Simmons and Alfonso Quiroz
Melissa Sklarz
Tom Smith
Lisa Sokoloff
David Suk
Scott O. Talbot
Lew Todd
Javier Vargas and Dais Akiba
Clover Honey Welsh

Honorary Host Committee
New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr.
New York City Borough President Scott Stringer
New York City Council Member Maria del Carmen Arroyo
New York City Council Member Gale Brewer
New York City Council Member Eric Gioia
New York City Council Member Melinda Katz
New York City Council Member Rosie Mendez
New York City Council Member Helen Sears
New York City Council Member David Weprin
New York State Assemblymember Jonathan Bing
New York State Assemblymember Deborah J. Glick
New York State Assemblymember Richard Gottfried
New York State Assemblymember Brian P. Kavanagh
New York State Assemblymember Micah Kellner
New York State Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell
New York State Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal
New York State Assemblymember Matthew Titone
New York State Senator Thomas K. Duane
New York State Senator Liz Krueger
New York State Senator Bill Perkins
New York State Senator Martin Connor
New York State Human Rights Commission Deputy Commissioner Thomas Shanahan
United States Representative Yvette Clarke
United States Representative Jerrold Nadler

August Events

Following are the rest of our September announcements.

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, September 26th at 8:00pm at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Our featured speaker will be New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn. (We meet the fourth Wednesday of the month.)
We are co-sponsoring a fundraiser for Assem. Dick Gottfried on Monday, September 17, from 5-7:00PM details are on our website.
Our monthly social Drinking Liberally Steps Out, will be Tuesday, September 18th from 7-10pm at XES Lounge 157 W 24th Street (between 6th & 7th Aves.). As always, drinks are 2-for-1 until 9:00. Please come out for some conversation and cocktails. (We meet every third Tuesday of the month.) Coincidentally, Out Professionals has chosen the same night for their mixer, so please come out and help us convert some of them to Liberal Drinkers.
The Village & Chelsea Chamber of Commerce First LGBT Career Fair "Out to Work" will be on September 19th, from 10-6:00PM. Visit there website at www.OutToWork.com.

See you soon,

Matthew Carlin
President SDNYC
mcarlin@sdnyc.org

Dick Gottfried Fundraiser

We are co-sponsoring an event for our great friend Assm. Dick Gottfried on Monday, Sept. 17. Details after the jump.
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SDNYC 2007 Annual Event Invite

“LEGAL TO VOTE, LEGAL TO DRINK, BUT NOT LEGAL TO MARRY…YET!”

The Stonewall Democrats of New York City (est. 1986)

Cordially invites you to celebrate LGBT Pride Month (One Day Early) and Our 21st Anniversary

Thursday, May 31, 6-9pm

Via Restaurant and Lounge, 16 West 21 Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues)

Cocktail Party-Reception, with a top-shelf open bar, plenty of food and a very few short speeches.

Our honorees this year are four incredible New Yorkers (in alphabetical order):

U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke—Yvette is the newly elected member of Congress from the 11th C.D. in Brooklyn and has become one of the stars of the Class of 2007 in the new Democratic majority. She continues her incredible career in Washington, DC after serving for 5 years in the New York City Council in the 40th District. Her committee assignments are: Education and Labor, Homeland Security, and Small Business. She has been a great friend to Stonewall and to the LGBT community.
Assembly Member Deborah Glick—Deborah, the first openly lesbian or gay member of the New York Legislature, was elected to the 66th Assembly District, which includes includes Greenwich Village, Chelsea, SoHo and Tribeca, in 1990. She is chair of the Social Services Committee. We are proud to honor Deborah with the Lew Todd Community Service Award for her dedication, hard work, and commitment as a longtime activist in the women’s rights and LGBT rights movements.
Commissioner Alexander B. “Pete” Grannis—Pete was recently appointed by Governor Eliot Spitzer to be New York State’s Commissioner for the Department of Environmental Conservation. Before this appointment, Pete served in the New York State Assembly for 31 years, representing the 65th A.D. on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. For many years he served as chair of the Housing Committee and later as chair of the Insurance Committee. He has also been a consistent supporter of the LGBT community.
Dirk McCall—Dirk served as our president for the previous two years, having previously served as an officer and executive board member for many years. Under his strong leadership our membership rolls grew, our reputation as the leading LGBT political organization in the state solidified and we helped dozens of candidates and their campaigns (we also had more fun than any Democratic club in the City of New York). Dirk is also very active in Queens politics, making a huge difference in obtaining support for LGBT rights in what has traditionally been one of the more conservative parts of the City. We are very proud to honor our outgoing president, Dirk McCall.

Benefactor $500
Patron $250
Sponsor $150
Tickets $100

(Your names will be included in our program if you RSVP as as sponsor by 5/28.)

Please RSVP

PO Box 514, Old Chelsea Station, New York, NY 10113

Tel: 212-330-6572

Email: JHagelmann@sdnyc.org

PayPal:

$500 Benefactor Admission

250 Patron Admission

$150 Sponsor Admission

$100 Regular Admission

Our wonderful event sponsors and beautiful printed invitation designed by our Board of Governors member Scott Talbot are below.

Matthew Carlin Marty Algaze
President Event Chair

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Tonio Burgos
Michael F. Colosi, Esq.
Paul J. Del Duca & Damion Townsend
Hon. Dick Gottfried
Joseph G. Hagelmann, III & Robert G. Harvey, Esq.
Thomas Kirdahy, Esq.
Yetta G. Kurland, Esq.
Robert J. Troeller, Business Manager / President, IUOE Local 891

Patrons ($250)
Marty Algaze
Richard Allman
Hon. Jonathan Bing
Louis C. Bixenman & G. Sterling Zinsmeyer
Kevin T. Burke & Matthew Chirichella
Capalino + Co.
Matthew W. Carlin, Esq.
Hon. Martin Connor
Hon. Tom Duane
Hon. Eliot Engel
Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
Hon. Betsy Gotbaum
Hon. Brad Hoylman
Anthony Juliano
Hon. Micah Kellner
Thomas J. LaBarbera, Esq. & Ronald Palau
Greg Lambert & Will Weder
Hon. Marc Landis
Hon. Rachel Lavine
Aubrey Lees, Esq.
Hon. John Liu
Dirk McCall
Hon. Hiram Monseratte
Frank P. Nervo, Esq.
Jeevan Padiyar & Matt Bruderle
Alfonso Quiroz & Jeffrey Simmons
Greg Rae
Barbara Russo & Bobbi C. Sternheim
Hon. Diane Savino
Hon. Arthur Schwartz
Tom Shanahan, Esq.
Carl Siciliano
Tony Simone & Jason Coughlin
Thomas Shevlin
Richard Stewart
Hon. William Thompson
Village Reform Democratic Club, Noah Yago, President
Bob Zuckerman & Grant Neumann

Sponsors ($150)
Allison Badget
Charles Bayor
Caprice Bellefleur
Hon. Bill de Blasio
Hon. Jim Brennan
Hon. Gale Brewer
Richard Burns, Esq.
Christopher Carolan, Esq.
Anthony Cavaleri
Benson Cohen, Esq.
Neill McG. Coleman
Robert Cordell, Esq.
Hon. Joseph Crowley
Hon. Daniel P. Dromm
Hon. Maria Passannante Derr
Lucas A. Ferrara, Esq.
Daniel Finkelstein, Esq.
Robert Finkelstein, Esq
Saul T. Fishman, Esq.
William Floyd
Hon. Emily Giske
Hon. Lewis Goldstein
Craig Gurian, Esq.
Jennifer Handler, Esq.
Howard Hemsley
Hon. Laura Jean Hawkins
Suri Kasirer
Hon. Brian Kavanagh
Hon. Melinda Katz
Thomas Koveleskie & Richard Oceguera
Hon. Liz Krueger
Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn
Dr. Jeffrey G. Leeds
Marc Levine
Mark D. Levine
Dr. Spencer Lew
Eric Lugo
Christopher Lynn, Esq.
Joe Henríquez McNearney
Maria Micioni
Hon. Joan Millman
Laura Morrison
John Mullins
Jonathan H. Newman
Hon. Daniel O'Donnell
Jack Osborn
Gary Parker
Brice Peyre
Carl Pritzkat
Connie Ress
Michael L. Royce
Hon. John Sabini
Hon. Tom Schuler
Barbra Casbar Siperstein
Tom Smith
Richard P. Spolzino, Esq.
Drew Tagliabue
Steven R. Talan, Esq., Co-Chair, Nassau Co. Lesbian & Gay Democrats
Mark Thompson
Hon. Matt Titone
Lew Todd
Hon. James G. Van Bramer
Hon. Jimmy Vacca
Javier E. Vargas
Robert Voorheis
Hon. David Weprin
William J. Zwart

May Update

Hi Everyone:

Our Annual Event is May 31st! Please sponsor it!

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, May 23rd at 8:00pm at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Our speakers will be Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

Our monthly social , will be onfrom 7-10pm at XES Lounge 157 W 24th Street (between 6th & 7th Aves.). As always, drinks are 2-for-1 until 9:00. Please come out for some conversation and cocktails. (We meet every third Tuesday of the month.)

Matthew Carlin
President SDNYC
mcarlin@sdnyc.org

Sponsor our May 31st Event!

Dear Friends:

Please mark your calendar for Thursday, May 31 for the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City’s 21st Anniversary Celebration: “LEGAL TO VOTE, LEGAL TO DRINK, BUT NOT LEGAL TO MARRY…YET!” We hope you will join us for a cocktail reception, with a top-shelf open bar, plenty of food and a very few short speeches. Once again we will be at Via Restaurant and Lounge, 16 West 21 Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues), Manhattan, from 6–9:00 P.M. As you probably know from our last several events, this party will be a blast and will be attended by all the movers and shakers in LGBT politics and our wonderful straight allies.

Our honorees this year are four incredible New Yorkers (in alphabetical order):

U.S. Representative Yvette Clarke—Yvette is the newly elected member of Congress from the 11th C.D. in Brooklyn and has become one of the stars of the Class of 2007 in the new Democratic majority. She continues her incredible career in Washington, DC after serving for 5 years in the New York City Council in the 40th District. Her committee assignments are: Education and Labor, Homeland Security, and Small Business. She has been a great friend to Stonewall and to the LGBT community.
Assembly Member Deborah Glick—Deborah, the first openly lesbian or gay member of the New York Legislature, was elected to the 66th Assembly District, which includes includes Greenwich Village, Chelsea, SoHo and Tribeca, in 1990. She is chair of the Social Services Committee. We are proud to honor Deborah with the Lew Todd Community Service Award for her dedication, hard work, and commitment as a longtime activist in the women’s rights and LGBT rights movements.
Commissioner Alexander B. “Pete” Grannis—Pete was recently appointed by Governor Eliot Spitzer to be New York State’s Commissioner for the Department of Environmental Conservation. Before this appointment, Pete served in the New York State Assembly for 31 years, representing the 65th A.D. on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. For many years he served as chair of the Housing Committee and later as chair of the Insurance Committee. He has also been a consistent supporter of the LGBT community.
Dirk McCall—Dirk served as our president for the previous two years, having previously served as an officer and executive board member for many years. Under his strong leadership our membership rolls grew, our reputation as the leading LGBT political organization in the state solidified and we helped dozens of candidates and their campaigns (we also had more fun than any Democratic club in the City of New York). Dirk is also very active in Queens politics, making a huge difference in obtaining support for LGBT rights in what has traditionally been one of the more conservative parts of the City. We are very proud to honor our outgoing president, Dirk McCall.

We hope that you will join us as a Benefactor ($500), Patron ($250) or Sponsor ($150). Your names will be included in our invitation and program. (Regular tickets are $100). Your kind contributions will help us to support our candidates and to continue our fight for full equality, including, as the name of our event implies, working with Governor Spitzer to obtain full marriage rights in New York. Please complete the coupon below and mail it with your check or money order no later than Friday, May 4th if you wish to be included in our invitation (we will accept sponsorships for inclusion in our program, until May 28th). You may also pay via PayPal Below. For more information please contact Matthew Carlin at 917-292-4619 or mcarlin@sdnyc.org. We look forward to seeing you on May 31st!

Very truly yours,

Matthew Carlin Marty Algaze
President Event Chair

I wish to sponsor SDNYC’s 21st Anniversary Event:

( ) Benefactor—$500 ( ) Patron—$250 ( ) Sponsor—$150

Please print the name(s) as you as would like it to appear on the invitation and in the program:

____________________________________________________________

Please return with a check or money order to:

Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City
P.O. Box 514Old Chelsea Station
New York, NY 10113

PAYPAL LINKS:

$500 Benefactor Admission

250 Patron Admission

$150 Sponsor Admission

$100 Regular Admission

April Update

Hi Everyone:

Our next general meeting is Wednesday, April 25th at 8:00pm at the LGBT Center, 208 W. 13th St. between 7th and Greenwich Aves. Our speakers will be NYC Comptroller William Thompson, Councilmember John Liu and from GLSEN Kevin Jennings. We are ending the meetings in time for social time, no later than 9:30. Our meetings are the fourth Wednesday of the month.

Our monthly social Drinking Liberally Steps Out, will be on Tuesday, April 17th from 7-10pm at XES Lounge 157 W 24th Street (between 6th & 7th Aves.). As always, drinks are 2-for-1 until 9:00. Please come out for some conversation and cocktails. We had a great group last month. (We meet every third Tuesday of the month.)

After the Jump are two invitations, one to the National Gay & Lesbian Taskforce (NGLTF) Annual Dinner (Mon. 4/16) and the other to the Gay Officer's Action League (GOAL) annual event, honoring our V.P. Yetta Kurland's Law Firm (Fri. 4/20).

Matthew Carlin
President SDNYC
mcarlin@sdnyc.org

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Monday, April 16, 6-9:30:00PM at the Grand Hyatt Hotel.

We’ll start with a cocktail reception and silent auction, and follow with dinner and an awards ceremony.

Representative Charles Rangel (D-NY) and Steven Goldstein, Chair, Garden State Equality, are among the honorees of the event.

Past Leadership Award recipients include Rosie & Kelli O'Donnell, former South African President Nelson Mandela, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, Senator Ted Kennedy, former Senators Carol Moseley Braun and Tom Daschle, D.C. Black Pride, transgender activist Earline Budd, film producer Bruce Cohen, actors Wilson Cruz, Alec Mapa and Mathew St. Patrick, comedian Margaret Cho, and The Indigo Girls, to name only a few.

Better than all of this, every ticket bought for the event helps fund the work of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force. I think the Task Force is one of the most important organizations in our community. In fact, founded in 1973, the Task Force was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice and equality. The Task Force works to build the grassroots political strength of our community from the ground up. Our contribution to the Leadership Awards will make sure they have the funds to continue training state and local activists and leaders, working to strengthen the infrastructure of state and local allies, and organizing broad-based campaigns to build public support for complete equality for LGBT people. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a world that respects and makes visible the diversity of human expression and identity where all people may fully participate in society.

Of course, the Task Force is a 501(c)(3) corporation incorporated in Washington, D.C. so your contribution will be tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

General Admission is $300.

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Gay Officers Action League
25th Anniversary Awards Banquet

Celebrating 25 Years of Service to the Uniformed Service

Friday, April 20th, 2007
7 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Tavern on the GreenCentral Park at West 67th St.New York, NY 10023
Honoring
Governor Eliot Spitzer
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo
Kurland & Associates, P.C.
Carol Hunter

Tickets
Members $125.00
Non-Members $140.00

Please email Matthew Carlin at mcarlin@sdnyc.org if you'd like to be at Stonewall's table.

For more information visit www.goalny.org