BY PAUL SCHINDLER Even as the September 10 Democratic primary spelled defeat for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, New York's leading LGBT elected official, the results catapulted three gay men into roles as rising political stars. (gaycitynews.nyc)
Mayor Bill de Blasio is from there, as are such rising political stars as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Public Advocate Letitia James, currently the only woman to hold citywide office and the first black woman to do so. (dnainfo.com)
Rising political star Christian (Romany Malco) can't escape his chattering cell phone. (timeout.com)