Has a 100% rating from HRC; co-sponsors the Equality Act, Every Child Deserves a Family Act, FAMILY Act, Student Non-Discrimination Act, Therapeutic Fraud Prevention Act, Global Respect Act, International Human Rights Defense Act, Respect for Marriage Act, Safe Schools Improvement Act, Tyler Clementi Higher Education Anti-Harassment Act, Freedom from Discrimination in Credit Act, Juror Non-Discrimination Act; endorsed by Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club of NYC, Stonewall Democrats of NYC and Lambda Independent Democrats of Brooklyn