In a historic moment, James Patrick Smith was voted to be the fourth largest city of New York’s 70th mayor Thursday, December 2nd, making him the first openly LGBTQ+ mayor to hold office in Rochester.
Smith’s mother, Elizabeth Smith, was born and raised just outside of Enniscorthy in Killagoley, Co. Wexford. After meeting their son’s […] The post Second-generation Irish man becomes Rochester’s first openly LGBTQ+ mayor appeared first on GCN.