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Andrew Yang, Looking for Endorsement, Offends Gay Democratic Club

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Andrew Yang, the former presidential candidate and leading contender for mayor of New York City, met with a prominent L.G.B.T.

Democratic political organization on Wednesday to seek its endorsement. It did not go particularly well. In an interview with the Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City, Mr.

Yang cited gay members of his staff as apparent evidence of his openness to the club’s concerns, and expressed enthusiasm about the prospect of visiting Cubbyhole, a storied New York lesbian bar, participants said.

He proactively talked about resurrecting the city’s Pride March, but failed to pay sufficient heed to more substantive issues they were actually concerned about, including homelessness and affordable housing, they said.

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