Giuliani, in turn, pushed the city's Democratic-controlled City Council, which had avoided the issue for years, to pass legislation providing broad protection for same-sex partners. "Fulfilling a promise made to the Pride Agenda in October 1997, on July 7 Mayor Rudolph Giuliani signed into law historic legislation broadly extending recognition of domestic partners in New York City."
Giuliani, subsequently, prompted the city's Democratic-controlled City Council, which had shied away from the issue for years, to enact legislation offering robust protection for same-sex partners. "Carrying out a pledge made to the Pride Agenda in October 1997, on July 7 Mayor Rudolph Giuliani signed into law pioneering legislation that extended recognition of domestic partnerships throughout New York City."