{"id":252325,"date":"2026-06-02T15:50:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/252325\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T15:50:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T15:50:45","slug":"major-nyc-lgbtq-groups-endorse-grace-meng-for-re-election-to-congress-qns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/252325\/","title":{"rendered":"Major NYC LGBTQ+ groups endorse Grace Meng for re-election to Congress \u2013 QNS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meng is being challenged by former U.S. Diplomat Chuck Park<\/a> in the Democratic primary later this month.<\/p>\n

According to Meng\u2019s office, these endorsements reflect the congresswoman\u2019s position as a reliable ally and champion for the LGBTQ+ community, fighting to advance equality, protect against discrimination and defend the rights and dignity of LGBTQ+ Americans.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrace Meng understands that the fight for LGBTQ+ equality is inseparable from the broader fight for civil rights, dignity and justice for all New Yorkers,\u201d said John Wahlmeier, president of SDNYC. \u201cShe has stood with our community time and time again \u2014 defending marriage equality, combating discrimination and making clear that LGBTQ+ rights are human rights. The Stonewall Democratic Club of New York City is proud to endorse Grace Meng for Congress, and we\u2019re ready to help send her back to Washington to keep up the fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

SDNYC was founded and named in honor of the Stonewall Rebellion, serving as the first citywide LGBTQ+ Democratic organization in NYC. It has since grown into the largest LGBTQ+ organization in the city and state.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The club was created to represent the interests and concerns of the LGBTQ+ community and advocate at the city, state and national levels for legislation that guarantees equality and fairness for the LGBTQ+ community, as well as supporting candidates who champion LGBTQ+ rights.<\/p>\n

\u201cGrace Meng has been a consistent champion for LGBTQ+ equality, reproductive freedom and the broader progressive movement for justice that defines who we are as a club,\u201d said Allen Roskoff, president of Jim Owles. \u201cThe Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club is proud to endorse Grace Meng for re-election to keep New York\u2019s 6th District in experienced hands ready to fight the Trump agenda.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jim Owles, named in honor of the pioneering LGBTQ+ activist, provides the New York LGBTQ+ community with a progressive, citywide Democratic organization that upholds the values and dignity of the community. It insists that all Democratic candidates speak out strongly in favor of LGBTQ+ rights.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The club also affirms that the struggles for racial equity, anti-war advocacy, LGBTQ+ rights, reproductive freedom and economic justice are interconnected, fighting for Democratic leadership willing to protect the vulnerable and expand justice across all of these fronts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Stonewall Democratic Club and the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club have long been cornerstones of progressive politics in New York City,\u201d Meng said. \u201cThis community has never stopped fighting for marriage equality or against discrimination. I look forward to continuing our work together to defend the progress we\u2019ve made and keep moving forward. I am honored to have the clubs\u2019 endorsements and their trust.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meng\u2019s office said momentum behind the congresswoman\u2019s re-election campaign continues to grow with the SDNYC and the Jim Owles endorsements, adding to endorsements from Vote Mama Foundation and several labor coalitions.<\/p>\n

She is a proven fighter for LGBTQ+ equality, the office continued, as well as reproductive freedom and a progressive future that her constituents deserve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Meng is being challenged by former U.S. Diplomat Chuck Park in the Democratic primary later this month. According…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-252325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}