The most powerful person in New York City politics is the Mayor (Mike Bloomberg, who was just re-elected and promptly endorsed gay marriage.) The second most powerful person in New York City politics is the Speaker of the 51-member New York City Council. That position is now held by openly lesbian Christine Quinn, making her the most prominet openly gay or lesbian elected official in the United States. Last week I told you about the fact that in 2007 we currently have two openly gay Black mayors of culturally significant cities in the United States. The elevation of Christine Quinn, is also as milestone, as the always eloquent Matt Foreman reminds us: "This has extraordinary significance in its own right: [she] will be the second most powerful person in the largest city in America."
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