LGBTQ leaders in New York City are making their voices heard in the competitive special election for the City Council’s Third District, which encompasses the Stonewall Inn and the surrounding queer strongholds on the west side of Manhattan.
State Senator Erik Bottcher’s out gay former chief of staff, Carl Wilson, is running to succeed his old boss in a district where four consecutive out lawmakers have held the seat: Tom Duane, Christine Quinn, Corey Johnson, and Bottcher. Bottcher left his City Council seat when he was elected to the State Senate in early February.
