Council Member Cabán Urges Support for Transgender Rights Legislation
Council Member Tiffany Cabán urges colleagues to pass the transgender rights package, emphasizing that New York City must actively lead in protecting the survival and rights of trans residents.
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Today I am urging my colleagues to support and pass intro 1200 and the entire bill package.
It's a step towards liberation and justice for our transgender and gender nonconforming, non binary and intersex neighbors.
At a time when the rights of trans people are under attack across the country, it is not enough for cities like ours simply to say, we stand beside you.
We must act and we must lead.
The legislation is part of that effort.
It mandates that the city create a resource hub and conduct a know your rights campaign to make critical life-saving information readily available to the trans and gender non-conforming community.
This includes information about their rights under the law, how to access gender-affirming care, and where to find support from community organizations.
It ensures that people know how to change their name and gender markers, and that they understand the protections that exist from hate crimes and discrimination.
This bill is about transparency, accessibility, and solidarity.
But most importantly, it's about survival.
We must be clear that the passage of this bill is not the finish line.
It's just the start of what we must do.
The Trump administration's rollback of health care protections, the targeting of trans youth, and the attempts to erase trans people from public life are reminders that our work is just beginning.
New York City must continue to be a national leader, not just in resisting harm, but in actively advancing the rights and safety of TGNCNBI people.
I want to thank the advocates and community leaders who fought to support this legislation, many of whom have spent years fighting for recognition and basic rights.
We must uplift the leadership of TGNCNBI people at every level of government.
So thank you.