Op-Ed: Rockland's Town Supervisors Condemn Pride Center Vandalism

The writers are the elected heads of the five towns in Rockland County.

We, the undersigned Town Supervisors, join together to condemn and deplore the hate crime and vandalism directed against the Pride Center in Nyack.

Hatred has no place in our community and in our County. We are saddened, angry and alarmed as we observe the rising tide of hateful rhetoric, threats and violence directed against the LGBTQ+ community throughout the United States, and we are especially outraged to see this hatred manifest itself in our own community.

Hateful speech is not just words; it normalizes and promotes violence towards its targets. There must be no room in our community or anywhere for targeting, marginalizing and dehumanizing people due to their race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation and gender identity, and we stand with the Pride Center and the LGBTQ+ community in denouncing all forms of hatred and bias.

Supervisor George Hoehmann
Town of Clarkstown
10 Maple Ave.
New City, NY 10956
Supervisor Howard T. Phillips, Jr.
Town of Haverstraw
1 Rosman Road
Garnerville, NY 10923
Supervisor Teresa Kenny
Town of Orangetown
26 W. Orangeburg Rd.
Orangeburg, NY 10962
Supervisor Michael Specht
Town of Ramapo
237 Route 59
Suffern, NY 10901
Supervisor Jim Monaghan
Town of Stony Point
74 East Main Street
Stony Point, NY 10980

SEE ALSO:

• Rockland Pride Center To Hold Rally In Response To Vandalism
• Pride Center Vandalized In Nyack