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LGBTQ+
The 2025 Pride Trailblazers
LGBTQ+ New Yorkers fighting for equality and inclusion.
LGBTQ+
Opinion: The queer community has everything at stake in this election
It’s time for the candidates - and our community - to show up.
LGBTQ+
Senate committee advances GOP anti-trans bill
Three Democrats joined with Republicans to advance a bill that would allow schools to ban trans girls from participating in women’s sports, though the bill is unlikely to pass the full Senate.
LGBTQ+
Opinion: To Paul Weiss, thanks for everything
A former client from a landmark LGBT+ case was left “speechless” by the firm’s caving into the Trump administration.
Heard Around Town
Lawmakers and union demand NYU Langone resume offering gender-affirming care for minors
After Trump threatened to pull federal funding, NYU Langone stopped taking new patients under 19 years old who seek gender-affirming care.
LGBTQ+
State AG says NY hospitals must continue offering gender-affirming care to minors
State Attorney General Letitia James helped win a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump administration from denying federal funds to hospitals – at least for now.
Nonprofits
Grants available for LGBTQ+/transgender and gender non-conforming service organizations
Proposals are being sought for Women Forward NYC, a $43 million, 42 initiative living action plan for gender equity.
Opinion
Opinion: Amid renewed fights over diverse school curricula, we must speak up
In 1991, New York City caved to conservative pressure to scrap the “Children of the Rainbow” curriculum guide. Let’s not make the same mistake.
LGBTQ+
Editor’s note: The American LGBTQ+ Museum breaks ground on a well-deserved home in New York City
A who’s who of local and state politics joined Gov. Kathy Hochul for the historic moment at the New York Historical Society.
News & Politics
Suozzi says Democrats lost votes for supporting ‘biological boys’ playing on girls’ sports teams
The newly reelected Democratic member of Congress echoed a common Republican talking point that has been weaponized against transgender people across the country.
Policy
Prop 1 explained, in painstaking detail
If you still have any questions about the state Equal Rights Amendment, we’ve hopefully got you covered.
Policy
Upstate county settles with NYCLU over mistreatment of transgender people in jails
With the state Legislature unable to pass a law mandating equitable treatment for incarcerated transgender individuals, NYCLU has taken to suing individual counties.
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News & Politics
Conservatives take aim at state ERA in new opposition campaign
Republicans have come up with new attacks on the ballot proposition that would enshrine abortion rights and other protections against discrimination.
Albany Agenda
Board of Elections sued over ERA ballot language
The state BOE approved ballot language that may violate a state law requiring ballot proposals to be written at no higher than an eighth-grade reading level.
Interviews & Profiles
New York City’s plan to invest millions in LGBTQ+ services
During Pride Month, Chief Equity Officer Sideya Sherman talked about NYC Unity Project, the Family Acceptance Program and budget challenges facing HIV services.
LGBTQ+
How the trans culture wars came to New York
Who pays the price when Republicans start campaigning on trans issues?
Albany Agenda
The laws and bills impacting trans New Yorkers
Protections – and restrictions – continue to be considered at the city and state level.
Above & Beyond
The 2024 Above & Beyond: Pride
LGBTQ+ leaders fighting for equality across New York.
Politics
As Dems push abortion rights, state party takes hands-off approach to Equal Rights Amendment fight
Some advocates fear a repeat of 2021, when the state party failed to invest enough to promote controversial ballot initiatives.
LGBTQ+
Summit highlights mental health of LGBTQ+ New Yorkers in the digital space
Attendees at “Diverse Spaces, Diverse Faces,” presented by Equality New York in collaboration with City & State, discussed racism, criminalization and anti-trans attacks, as well as regulating social media and protecting free expression.
