Speaker Adams Outlines Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Protection Legislation

Finally, we'll vote on several bills aiming to improve resources and ensure protections for transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary New Yorkers.

These actions are even more critical as the Trump administration continues to threaten the civil rights of trans and gender nonconforming people across the nation.

Resolution 793, sponsored by Councilmember Lynn Shuman, calls on calls on the New York State Legislature to pass and the governor to sign.

S.1633, A.2613, which would provide additional reproject uh additional protections for the sensitive health information of patients, including information related to abortion or gender-affirming care.

Resolution 781, also sponsored by Councilmember Shulman, would call on the New York State Legislature to introduce and pass and the governor to sign.

Legislation to prohibit out-of-state access to the New York State prescription monitoring programs data for certain medications, including abortion medications, hormone therapy, and puberty blockers.

Resolution 774, sponsored by Councilmember Hudson, calls on the New York State Department of Health to implement regulations requiring hospitals in New York City to adhere to the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care 8 to ensure medical professionals can provide high quality and ethical treatment for individuals with gender dysphoria.

Resolution 7071, sponsored by Councilmember Eric Botcher, calls on the New York State Governor to sign S.929A.2141, which would extend protections over personal health information.

Thank you to our staff member Christy Dwyer.

Introduction 246A, sponsored by Councilmember Hudson, would require agencies that provide social services and collect demographic information through form documents from residents seeking services to update their forms, where practicable, to include X as an option when gender identity information is collected.

Thank you to our staff members, Jayasri Kenopathy, Erica Cohen, and Rachel Cordero.

Introduction 1204A, sponsored by Councilmember Chi Osei, would require the city's health commissioner to conduct an assessment on health inequities affecting transgender, gender non-conforming, non-binary, and intersex individuals.

DOHMH would be required to develop a health agenda to address these inequities.

Introduction 1203A, also sponsored by Councilmember Ose, would require the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs to conduct an assessment of the available resources and any service gaps in the city for newly arrived migrants who are transgender, gender non-conforming or non-binary and intersex.

Introduction 1201A, sponsored by Councilmember Shahana Hanif, would expand a person's private right of action for interference with reproductive or endocrine medical care to explicitly include all forms of gender reforming care.

The bill would take effect immediately.

And introduction 1200A, spell sponsored by Councilmember Tiffany Caban, would require the Mayor's Office of Equity and Racial Justice to provide public publicly available information on the legal rights and resources available to transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary individuals.

The bill would also require the cities to submit a report on the public information, provided and engage in a media campaign regarding this public information.

Thank you to our staff members Julia Goldsmith Pinkham, Christy Dwyer, and Sahar Mozami.

Thank you all for your attention.

Now I turn it back over to our majority leader.