NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — In an executive order issued Monday, Mayor Adams pledged to defend the transgender and nonbinary communities against laws that would restrict their access to vital health care in New York City.
The order, according to Adams, forbids the city from cooperating with any prosecution or investigation by another state of a person for providing or receiving gender-affirming care. It also forbids the use of city resources to detain any individual who is providing or receiving gender-affirming health care services in the city.
The mayor noted the order comes "as states across the nation continue their onslaught of attacks on our LGBTQ+ neighbors."
"New York City is doing what we have always done — standing up for justice and against discrimination," Adams continued. "This executive order reaffirms the fact that hate has no place in our city and that all people deserve the right to gender-affirming care and protection against prosecution for being who they are."
At least 20 states have recently implemented restrictive new laws that limit minors' access to gender-affirming medical treatment, and 34 states have legislation pending that would limit or outright ban access to gender-affirming medical care for anyone 18 and older.
The mayor noted that major medical organizations like the American Medical Association, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Pediatrics have recognized the medical necessity of age-appropriate gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary people.
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