FILE — In this Jan. 9, 2017, file photo, Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo, daughter of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, attends his State of the State address, in New York’s One World Trade Center building. Kennedy-Cuomo used an Instagram post Thursday, June 3, 2021, to share her “queer” identity and call for allies to speak up against homophobia.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Michaela Kennedy-Cuomo, the daughter of New York’s governor, used a social media post Thursday to share her queer identity and call for allies to speak up against homophobia.
“To those who are contending with the compulsive heterosexuality our society force feeds us and innate attraction beyond cis het folks, please know that you are not alone,” the 23-year-old wrote on Instagram. “Today, I stand in my queer identity with pride, and in memory of those who came before me. I stand indebted to the activists who fought for my right to love and happiness.”
Kennedy-Cuomo has often used her social media accounts to advocate for the LGBTQ community, including those affected by sexual assault.
She has also shared pictures of herself at Pride marches with family members including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat who pushed for the successful passage of same-sex marriage legislation in the state 2011.
“I love, support and couldn’t have more pride in Michaela,” Cuomo said in a statement.
June is Pride Month in New York and elsewhere, with events scheduled throughout the month to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall rebellion.
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