Andrew Yang fails to win LGBTQ group’s endorsement in New York City race: ‘Like tokenizing us’

Andrew Yang may be the front-runner in the polls in the race for the New York City’s Democratic mayoral nomination, but he lost out in the hunt for the endorsement of a prominent LGBTQ organization.

The group, the Stonewall Democrats of New York City, is supporting New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, one of Yang’s leading rivals ahead of the June primaries. The endorsement came after what was described as a “cringeworthy” interview between Yang and members of the group on…