{"id":289388,"date":"2026-07-07T17:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289388\/"},"modified":"2026-07-07T17:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T17:45:24","slug":"queens-legal-community-celebrates-lgbtq-pride-at-courthouse-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/289388\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens legal community celebrates LGBTQ+ pride at courthouse event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/queens-pride-2-lorenzo-ciniglio-oca.jpg\" class=\"crop-center wp-post-image\" alt=\"four men in suits standing together for a photo opp\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"   title=\"Queens legal community celebrates LGBTQ+ pride at courthouse event 1\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>(L-R) Hon. Michael Goldman, New York City Civil Court, Queens County, Hon. Anthony Cannataro, New York State Court of Appeals Associate Judge, Hon. Shahabuddeen Ally, Administrative Judge of the New York City Civil Court, and Joshua Katz, President of the Queens County Bar Association, attend \u201cQueens Pride for All of Us,\u201d an event celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in the Court Community at the Queens County Civil court on Monday, June 29, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Photo by Lorenzo Ciniglio\/OCA<\/p>\n<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Multiple bar organizations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amny.com\/law\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">law leaders<\/a> in Queens held a special event last week to celebrate <a href=\"https:\/\/nycpride.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">LGBTQ+ pride<\/a> in the borough\u2019s court community.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The event, called \u201cQueens Pride for All of Us,\u201d was held on June 29 at the Queens County Civil Court in Jamaica. Special guests included Hon. Anthony Cannataro, New York State Court of Appeals Associate Judge, and Hon. Shahabuddeen Ally, Administrative Judge of the New York City Civil Court.<\/p>\n<p>Among the organizations that hosted the event were the Queens County Bar Association\u2019s LGBTQ+ Committee, Queens County Surrogates Court, Queens County Family Court and the LGBT Bar Association and Foundation of Greater New York.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Hon. Michael Goldman was the master of ceremonies, while TRANScend provided live music for the affair.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137858160\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/queens-pride-1-lorenzo-ciniglio-oca.jpg\" alt=\"man in a suit stading at podium\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" title=\"Queens legal community celebrates LGBTQ+ pride at courthouse event 2\"  \/>Hon. Anthony Cannataro, New York State Court of Appeals Associate Judge, presents remarks at \u201cQueens Pride for All of Us,\u201d an event celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in the Court Community at the Queens County Civil court on Monday, June 29, 2026.Photo by Lorenzo Ciniglio\/OCA <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137858163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/queens-law-event-lorenzo-ciniglio-oca.jpg\" alt=\"man in suit and bowtie at a podium\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" title=\"Queens legal community celebrates LGBTQ+ pride at courthouse event 3\"  \/>Hon. Shahabuddeen Ally, Administrative Judge of the New York City Civil Court, presents remarks at \u201cQueens Pride for All of Us,\u201d an event celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in the Court Community at the Queens County Civil court on Monday, June 29, 2026.Photo by Lorenzo Ciniglio\/OCA <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137858166\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/transcend-lorenzo-ciniglio-oca.jpg\" alt=\"group of people singing\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" title=\"Queens legal community celebrates LGBTQ+ pride at courthouse event 4\"  \/>TRANScend Musical Group performs at \u201cQueens Pride for All of Us,\u201d an event celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in the Court Community at the Queens County Civil court on Monday, June 29, 2026.Photo by Lorenzo Ciniglio\/OCA <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-137858172\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/shahabuddeen-ally-lorenzo-ciniglio-oca.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"467\" title=\"Queens legal community celebrates LGBTQ+ pride at courthouse event 5\"  \/>Hon. Shahabuddeen Ally, Administrative Judge of the New York City Civil Court, presents remarks at \u201cQueens Pride for All of Us,\u201d an event celebrating LGBTQ+ Pride in the Court Community at the Queens County Civil court on Monday, June 29, 2026.Photo by Lorenzo Ciniglio\/OCA<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(L-R) Hon. Michael Goldman, New York City Civil Court, Queens County, Hon. 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