article_snippet: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today directed all state agencies to immediately 'bar any such publicly funded travel that is not essential to the enforcement of state law or public health and safety.' 'New York State has been, and will continue to be, a leader in ensuring that all LGBT persons enjoy full and equal civil rights.
article_snippet: With this action, we stand by we LBGT family members, friends and colleagues to ensure that friends and colleagues rights are respected,' New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a statement.
article_snippet: The reality is, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is not a stupid man, but New York Governor Andrew Cuomo done stupid things.
article_snippet: And signing this law and, quite frankly, promoting this law, knowing exactly what this law was going to do, was an incredibly stupid thing for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to do,' said on MSNBC. '
article_snippet: But even there, if you get the picture from who was around New York Governor Andrew Cuomo when New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed this bill, there were three homophobic men standing alongside New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.
article_snippet: One of three homophobic men standing alongside the governor who equated being gay with bestiality.