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Activists and elected officials say the history of these men and their hostile view on the gay community make them unfit to serve the city.
Adams made the sweeping defense of his appointments of Fernando Cabrera and Erick Salgado after being asked during a press conference which gay leaders he spoke with and what he told them before announcing the picks.
L.G.B.T.Q. groups plan to protest on Thursday over the naming of three men to City Hall posts who they say hold homophobic views.
New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams and Comptroller Brad Lander were the latest officials to publicly criticize the new hires.
A trio of City Hall advisers who have expressed anti-gay sentiments elicit criticism