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Perfect: LGBT Group Moves In Building Funded By Super Anti-Gay Pol Ruben Diaz Sr.

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Bronx State Senator Ruben Diaz Jr. has not been shy about his crusade against gay marriage. In fact, he's done everything he can to stop gay marriage from passing in New York and tried to use his lesbian granddaughter as a prop in his anti-gay marriage rally. So we find it wonderfully fitting that the Bronx's largest gay rights group, Bronx Pride, is moving into new offices in a "building funded by, and named after, the city’s No. 1 gay-marriage opponent, state Sen. Ruben Diaz," according to the Post.

The Rev. Ruben Diaz Gardens building, at Kelly Street and Westchester Avenue, has apartments, retail and office space. The Post explains that his non-profit raised money for the effort— and apparently Diaz is furious about the fabulous new tenant: A source says, “He’s furious. It’s such a direct shot at him.”

Bronx Pride executive director Dirk McCall just chalks it up to coincidence but doesn't deny the elegance of the situation, telling the Post, “It [just] happens to be entertaining that the building’s named after someone who opposes marriage for us."

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  • Guest

    I could have sworn that was Herman Cain in a cowboy outfit....

  • Guest

    LOL! That was my first thought too!

  • xXxMExXx

    Why would a LGBT group want to be associated with someone so adamantly opposed to redefining what marriage is?

  • Spirit of 76

    Hey, old cowhand from the Rio Grande. Didn't your mama ever tell you you're supposed to take your hat off inside? Besides, everybody knows you're an urban cowboy who's never even seen a cow. Can't rope a steer 'cause you don't know how.

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