Slay.
As we all know, Cynthia Nixon recently announced her intention to run for New York governor.
The former Sex and the City star has plans to challenge the current governor and become one of the first female openly LGBT candidates to take up such a position.
Nixon identifies as bisexual and yet, she has been called an “unqualified lesbian” by former New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn.
Quinn is openly gay herself, but a staunch supporter of New York’s current governor, Andrew Cuomo.
I love New York, and today I'm announcing my candidacy for governor. Join us: https://t.co/9DwsxWW8xX pic.twitter.com/kYTvx6GZiD
— Cynthia Nixon (@CynthiaNixon) March 19, 2018
And in fairness to her, she didn’t just call Nixon an “unqualified lesbian” out of nowhere – there was context to the statement.
This is it.
She told the New York Post:
“Cynthia Nixon was opposed to having a qualified lesbian become mayor of New York City.
“Now she wants to be an unqualified lesbian to be the governor of New York. You have to be qualified and have experience. She isn’t qualified to be the governor.”
Quinn was referring to when Nixon decided to support Bill de Blasio instead of Quinn in the New York mayor race in 2013.
However, Nixon wasn’t about to take the comment lying down and she took to Twitter to absolutely body Quinn.
She wrote:
“When I announced yesterday that I’m running for gov, one of Cuomo’s top surrogates dismissed me as an “unqualified lesbian.” It’s true that I never received my certificate from the Department of Lesbian Affairs, though in my defense there’s a lot of paperwork required.” 🤷♀️
— Cynthia Nixon (@CynthiaNixon) March 21, 2018
Damn, girl.
Quinn then took it upon herself to clarify her comments, saying that Nixon’s sexuality had nothing to do with the point she was making.
She said:
To be clear, Cynthia Nixon’s identity has no bearing on her candidacy and it was not my intention to suggest it did. I want to be clear about that. I would never, EVER, criticize someone because of their identity. 1/4
— Christine Quinn (@chriscquinn) March 20, 2018
I’ve experienced it time and time again, and would never support it or condone it. As a lesbian who ran one of the most high profile races in the country, i know what that’s like. And I know it’s imperative that we encourage more members of our community to run for office. 2/4
— Christine Quinn (@chriscquinn) March 20, 2018
Cynthia Nixon aggressively opposed my candidacy in New York despite my qualifications for the office and despite my strong progressive credentials. I was attempting to make a comparison between the two of us. 3/4
— Christine Quinn (@chriscquinn) March 20, 2018
The real point I am trying to make is that qualifications matter and records matter. I do not believe she has the qualifications or the record. 4/4
— Christine Quinn (@chriscquinn) March 20, 2018
In the past, Nixon has campaigned for women’s and LGBT rights in New York and elsewhere, while also fighting to improve the city’s school system.
The former actor has already begun her campaign online.
