Stonewall Democrats host annual Pride event

Members of the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City have been active at borough-based Pride events throughout the month of June, but the club also hosted one of their own party on June 12.

Stonewall Democrats, an LGBTQ political club, honored a handful of leaders and elected officials at their annual Pride event, which was held at God’s Love We Deliver’s space at 166 Sixth Ave. The honorees included out Manhattan Assemblymember Daniel O’Donnell, who announced last fall that he would not seeking re-election after more than two decades of public service in Albany; New York Transgender Advocacy Group co-founder Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker; Pride Center of Staten Island executive director Carol Bullock; former Stonewall Democratic Club of NYC president Justin Sanchez; and SAG-AFTRA National executive director and chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland.