Some of Andrew Cuomo's Best Friends Are Gay

The New York Times has a must-read article on the concerns that some LGBT rights advocates have concerning Attorney General and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo's record on LGBT issues. The Times notes that in the run-up to last year's State Senate vote on marriage equality, advocates asked Cuomo to call three senators who were on the fence. Cuomo failed to contact two of them, and only left a message for the third, Joseph Addabbo, after the senator had already voted against the bill. Still, The Times writes: "In his understated way, aides and friends said, he has advanced gay causes by appointing gay men and lesbians to key positions and, as attorney general, cracking down on two companies accused of discriminating on the basis of sexuality. He has frequently sought the counsel of gay elected officials like Ms. Quinn. And he has made clear, since announcing his candidacy for governor in May, that he supports same-sex marriage."

After the unambiguous support that David Paterson has shown the LGBT community, can we expect a similar level of support from a Governor Cuomo?