Question: The Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA) was a statewide political advocacy organization in New York that advocated for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, including same-sex marriage, which American politician, author, and attorney who has been the 56th Governor of New York, that disbanded ESPA after an executive order was passed?
Context: Freedom Oklahoma is a statewide political advocacy organization in Oklahoma that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, including same-sex marriage. The U.S. state of New York has generally been seen as socially liberal in regard to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) rights.  The advocacy movement for LGBT rights in the state has been dated as far back as 1969 during the Stonewall riots in New York City.  Same-sex sexual activity between consenting adults has been legal since the "New York v. Onofre" case in 1980.  Same-sex marriage has been legal statewide since 2011, with the state recognizing domestic partnerships between same-sex couples beforehand since 1998.  Discrimination protections regarding sexual orientation have also been adopted statewide since 2003.  While transgender people born in the state can alter their birth certificate before or after sex-reassignment surgery, the practice is not covered by the state statute, and discrimination protections regarding gender identity or expression were not fully recognized statewide until October 2015. Equality Texas is a statewide political advocacy organization in Texas that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, including same-sex marriage. The Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA) was a statewide political advocacy organization in New York that advocated for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, including same-sex marriage.  ESPA has since disbanded after an executive order was passed by Governor Andrew Cuomo which protects the rights of transgender citizens as long as future governors uphold the law.  ESPA was founded in 1990 through the merger of the New York State Gay and Lesbian Lobby and the Friends and Advocates for Individual Rights.  ESPA was considered the leading gay political organization in the State of New York before it disbanded.  As of 2005, ESPA was the largest statewide lesbian and gay political advocacy and civil rights organization in the United States. Equality Arizona is a statewide political advocacy organization in Arizona that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, including same-sex marriage. New Yorkers United for Marriage is an LGBT rights umbrella group in the US State of New York, formed on April 20, 2011 in order to coordinate and organize the push for the legalization of same-sex marriage within the state.  Participating groups in the coalition include Empire State Pride Agenda, Marriage Equality New York, as well as the New York State chapters of Freedom to Marry, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD, the League of Women Voters, and the Log Cabin Republicans. Andrew Mark Cuomo ( ; born December 6, 1957) is an American politician, author, and attorney who has been the 56th Governor of New York since January 1, 2011.  A member of the Democratic Party, he was elected in 2010, holding the same position his father, Mario Cuomo, held for three terms from 1983 to 1995. Garden State Equality is a statewide political advocacy organization in the U.S. state of New Jersey that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, including same-sex marriage. Equality Hawaii was a statewide political advocacy organization in Hawaii that advocated for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, including same-sex marriage. Alaskans Together for Equality is a statewide education and political advocacy organization in Alaska that advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) rights, including same-sex marriage.
Answer: Andrew Mark Cuomo