Mayor Giuliani's Oct. 4, 2001 Fall Dinner Address (part 1)

Less than one month after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Mayor Giuliani addresses over 1000 LGBT people at the Pride Agenda's 2001 Fall Dinner in midtown Manhattan. He pays tribute to openly gay Mark Bingham who played a lead role in preventing terrorists in the plane that went down in Pennsylvania from reaching their target in Washington, DC and praises the Pride Agenda for "moving our society to a greater level of understanding of what our liberty is all about."

Before Giuliani begins his remarks, the possibility of his appearing in drag on the cable television show "Queer as Folk" is mentioned by his introducer, Pride Agenda Co-Chair Jeff Soref. This appearance marks the second time Giuliani has given a major address at the Pride Agenda Fall Dinner in NYC.

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