New York Gov. Hochul signs a bill protecting access to transition-related medical care for transgender minors as an increasing number of states consider and pass restrictions on such care.
Bing Guan / Bloomberg via Getty ImagesNew York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Sunday to protect access to transition-related medical care for transgender minors as an increasing number of states consider and pass restrictions on such care.bars state courts from enforcing the laws of other states that might authorize a child to be taken away if the parents provide gender-affirming medical care, including puberty blockers and hormone therapy.
Hochul, who signed the bill ahead of the annual New York City Pride March, said that the state’s residents have “been on the forefront of the fight for equal rights,” from, a law passed in 1945 that is considered the first human rights law in the country, to the 1969 Stonewall uprising, which is widely considered a major turning point in the modern gay rights movement.
“As the birthplace of the modern movement for LGBTQ+ rights, New York is proud to protect, defend and affirm our LGBTQ+ community,” Hochul, a Democrat,. “Now, as other states target LGBTQ+ people with bigotry and fearmongering, New York is fighting back. These new laws will enshrine our state as a beacon of hope, a safe haven for trans youth and their families, and ensure we continue to lead the nation on LGBTQ+ rights.
Gov. Kathy Hochul holding signed legislation designating New York state as a safe haven for trans youth and physicians before the NYC Pride March on Sunday.New York joins 11 other states and Washington, D.C., which have similar “safe haven” or “shield” laws on the books, according toIn the last two years, 20 states have passed restrictions on transition-related medical care for trans minors and dozens more have considered such legislation.
In addition to the safe haven bill, Hochul signed four other pro-LGBTQ bills into law. One amends current state law to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression when they seek treatment and rehabilitation for addiction and substance use disorder. A second amends current law to remove an outdated definition of sexual orientation that suggested certain sexual conduct might be criminalized.
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