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Mamdani Appoints NYC’s First Openly Gay Fire Commissioner (gomag.com)

submitted 2 days ago by Sunshine@piefed.ca to c/lgbtq_plus@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] FlowerFan@piefed.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 day ago (3 children)

wait wait wait, in the US firefighters are appointed by politicians?

Why is everything over there politically? Why the fuck are judges appointed by a president?

[–] GalacticSushi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 1 day ago

My favorite is that the coroner is often voted in. How does politics even remotely factor in to their jobs?

[–] 0tan0d@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Fire commissioner yes, the low level firefighters, no.

[–] ozymandias@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

judges are elected at the local levels…

[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 70 points 2 days ago (1 children)

First, holy shit she does not look 56. Second:

"It's kind of odd that the thing I get celebrated for the most - people are always like, 'Wow, you're a woman and you're gay' - are the two things I put the - least work into."

I love this quote

[–] polariscap@lemmy.cafe 16 points 2 days ago

Saving this quote 🙂

[–] psycotica0@lemmy.ca 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's good to know that literally every fire from now on will be "because they're gay", as though there have never been fires before 🙄

[–] J92@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

"She's a flamer"