New York, June 24 – New York’s best gay pride event (in terms of celebrity head count) was on Thursday, when democratic state senate leader David A. Paterson honored San Fancisco Mayor Gavin Newsom for his historic support of same-sex marriage. Laura Linney, Harvey Fierstein, Alan Cumming, Queer as Folk’s Hal Sparks, Hedwig & the Angry Inch genius John Cameron Mitchell and Avenue Q’s John Tartaglia were all at City Hall to honor Mayor Newsom for his acts of civil disobedience in marrying same-sex couples. Another equal rights stalwart, New Paltz, NY Mayor Jason West, was also on hand, as was Joyce Randolph(!), who played Trixie on The Honeymooners television series, way, way back.