Despite Anti-Gay Rant, Paladino Rented To Gay Clubs, Son Ran One

[Ian David]

PRO-GAY WHEN IT PAYS
Despite Anti-Gay Rant, Paladino Rented To Gay Clubs, Son Ran One

NEW YORK — State liquor license records show that New York Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino had once collected rent from two gay clubs located in buildings he owned in downtown Buffalo, according to a published report.

The report in the Daily News on Wednesday comes just after Paladino told a group of Orthodox Jewish leaders that he opposed schools for what he called "brainwashing" of students into thinking that being gay is just another choice and "not the way God created us."

The newspaper reported that a club named Cobalt operated as a gay bar in 2004 and most of 2005 and was run by Paladino's son, William. It was housed in a building owned by one of Paladino's many companies, Huron Group LLC, the newspaper said. The club was run under another corporate name.

Sometime in 2005, the club began catering to straight clientele, the Daily News reported.


A photo tagged in a Flickr set as "Buffalo Pride 2006" shows a float with "some of the cute guys from Buddies II (the local bear/leather bar)." From 2005-2006, Buddies II operated from a Paladino-owned building. On Monday, the GOP candidate called gay pride parades "disgusting."

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/10/13/paladino-rented-to-gay-cl_n_760750.html

[JohnnyLib2]

1. Heh, heh. Karma.

[Ian David]

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