A gay judge who was sacked for cracking down on a council member’s derogatory comments during drag queen storytime has vowed to keep talking about the “politics of killing” – and continue his OnlyF page. New York City Administrative Court Judge Gregory Locke was fired after board member Vickie Paladino, who criticized the cross-dressing incident, posted a complaint on Twitter.
On Monday (April 3), the former judge explained on Twitter that while his comments about Paladino were “disrespectful,” he did not believe they violated the ethics of his work. “Last week, I was fired from my job as an administrative justice judge in New York City,” Locke wrote.
“This came after a city council member questioned a tweet I wrote in response to her bigoted and misleading remarks about drag queens and the queer community in general.” The tweet in question was directed at council member Vickie Paladino, who called the New York drag queens storytime event an “absolutely disgraceful display” in a March 19 social media post .
Rock fired back, telling Paladino to “choke on the ad.” He was fired, a position he has held since April 2022, when Rock, 33, was ultimately fired for “unprofessional conduct,” according to the New York Post.
The former judge set his tweets to auto-delete, meaning his comments were no longer visible. He added that after his comments about Paladino she “exposed” his work on OnlyF, explaining that he did not do so during his role in New York City. Locke expressed his “disappointment” that his former employer did not support him in the Twitter spat.
“It’s disappointing that New York City decided to side with a fanatic of record, rather than seize the opportunity to speak out against the growing anti-LGBTQ+ hatred, especially intense against the transgender and non-binary community,” He added. “I remain steadfast in my belief that my tweet, while rude, is not a violation of the Code of Ethics.
“The most vulnerable members of the queer community are fighting for their lives, and the only people who are offended by my tweets are those who are more interested in the language of policing than against the politics and politics of killing,” Locke said in a statement. The final announcement that he will continue his OnlyF commitment to provide pro-bono services to “members of the LGBTQ+ community who need it most”.
“There is no shame in sex work, including p0rnography, and I do not filter my thoughts and actions to appease those who harm my community,” he added.
