When he joined the bank in 1993, he was one of its first openly gay employees. (businessinsider.com)
In return for their endorsement, several gay leaders insisted on publishing a newspaper advertisement trumpeting the commitments that they had extracted from the Cuomo campaign, including his agreement to issue an executive order prohibiting discrimination against gay employees in state government. (nytimes.com)
He tried to explain his «live and let live» approach, insisting that he has a number of gay employees and has «no problem» with them, but feels strongly that same - sex marriage should not be legal. (nystateofpolitics.com)