Speaker Adrienne Adams said the City Council is “looking into” taking action against Republican Councilmember Vickie Paladino of Queens following growing outrage over the lawmaker’s anti-LGBTQ Twitter posts regarding the drag story hour program in New York City.
Hours later, the City Council’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus issued a joint statement on June 16 calling for the Council to remove Paladino from her committee posts and censure her.
