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A Winning Design for a New York Monument to Gay and Transgender People
New York Times ^ | JUNE 25, 2017 | JOSHUA BARONE

Posted on 06/26/2017 9:17:24 AM PDT by reaganaut1

Just as NYC Pride festivities got underway, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo had some timely news on Sunday: The artist Anthony Goicolea had been chosen to design the first official monument to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people commissioned by the State of New York.

On June 26, 2016, after the attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla., that left 49 people dead, Governor Cuomo formed the LGBT Memorial Commission to honor the fight for equal rights and remember victims of hate, intolerance and violence. A request for designs for the new memorial went out in October. It is to be built in Hudson River Park near the waterfront piers that have played a key role in the city’s history as both a meeting place and a haven for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.

In Mr. Goicolea’s design, the monument takes the form of nine boulders, some bisected with glass that acts as a prism and can emit a subtle rainbow.

“From Stonewall to marriage equality, New York has always been a beacon for justice,” Governor Cuomo said in a statement. “I am now proud to announce Anthony Goicolea’s stunning design for this monument — selected for the way it complements the landscape and communicates a timeless message of inclusion.”

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; US: New York
KEYWORDS: cuomo; homosexualagenda; newyork; stupidpeople
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People who commit sodomy or cut off their gonads (nowadays paid by health insurance) deserve special honor.

The tombstones of all the male homosexuals who died young from AIDS and other venereal diseases would be appropriate monuments to their "lifestyle".

People who know deep down that their lifestyle is a perversion demand constant affirmation of it.

1 posted on 06/26/2017 9:17:24 AM PDT by reaganaut1
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Let me guess; it’s a giant a**hole.


2 posted on 06/26/2017 9:19:24 AM PDT by Pietro
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I’m trying to think of something to say.

I got nothing. There are no words to describe the revulsion.


3 posted on 06/26/2017 9:20:43 AM PDT by cyclotic (Trump tweets are the only news source you can trust.)
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A monument to those afflicted with a mental disorder, or simply amoral individuals who will stick anything anywhere if it might feel good? Who needs it?


4 posted on 06/26/2017 9:22:00 AM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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A monument to 3% of the population.


5 posted on 06/26/2017 9:22:08 AM PDT by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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Save Money - Build a Two-Fer:


6 posted on 06/26/2017 9:23:29 AM PDT by Slyfox (Where's Reagan when we need him? Look in the mirror - the spirit of The Gipper lives within you.)
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A monument who can’t figure out the purpose of their reproductive organs.

Cab we have a monument to fence hole humpers too?


7 posted on 06/26/2017 9:23:46 AM PDT by chris37 (Donald J. Trump, Tom Brady, The Patriots... American Destiny!)
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Another ‘crap-as-art’ story.


8 posted on 06/26/2017 9:23:50 AM PDT by texas_mrs
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Seems appropriate to me.


9 posted on 06/26/2017 9:23:56 AM PDT by humblegunner
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10 posted on 06/26/2017 9:24:19 AM PDT by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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Vald the Impaled come to mind. It would honor the seat of their passion.


11 posted on 06/26/2017 9:24:46 AM PDT by Robert A Cook PE (I can only donate monthly, but socialists' ABBCNNBCBS continue to lie every day!)
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To: cyclotic

Disgrace...................


12 posted on 06/26/2017 9:25:09 AM PDT by Red Badger (Unless you eat The Bread of Life, you are toast!.......................)
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They took down General Lee? Now they want this? I am OFFENDED by this monument, it must be removed! My feelings are hurt. LOL!!!


13 posted on 06/26/2017 9:25:58 AM PDT by Bringbackthedraft (Damn, the tag line disappeared again?)
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In Mr. Goicolea’s design, the monument takes the form of nine boulders, some bisected with glass that acts as a prism and can emit a subtle rainbow.
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God is not fond of their choice:

Genesis 9:13

13 I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth.


14 posted on 06/26/2017 9:26:27 AM PDT by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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They already got a mayor.


15 posted on 06/26/2017 9:26:31 AM PDT by VietVet876
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Chicago has had THIS monument to HETERO sex for some time so it's only fair that the HOMOs get one!
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16 posted on 06/26/2017 9:27:01 AM PDT by Dick Bachert (America dodged a bullet. But remember that millions of morons are STILL OUT THERE!)
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What is it ... a sculptural representation of “goatse”?


17 posted on 06/26/2017 9:27:34 AM PDT by NorthMountain (The Democrats ... have lost their grip on reality -DJT)
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"...gay monument..."


Homosexuals really are insane.
There are no parks and monuments dedicated to being straight.
They really make things difficult for themselves for no reason.

We just quietly go about our lives without being absurdly flamboyant.
In fact, that would be a great start.
Behave in a manner that people would have no idea about your bedroom preferences from a quarter-mile away.


18 posted on 06/26/2017 9:27:54 AM PDT by Blue Jays ( Rock hard ~ Ride free)
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Concept drawing:

https://static01.nyt.com/images/2017/06/26/arts/26memorial-item/26memorial-item-master768.jpg


20 posted on 06/26/2017 9:33:16 AM PDT by Rio (Proud resident of the State of Jefferson)
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