Petition: Support LGBTQ Justice in NY!
Petition: Support LGBTQ+ Justice in NY!
In spring 2023, we circulated a petition to pass laws that will protect and affirm LGBTQ+ and all marginalized New Yorkers, addressing the urgent issues that our communities face. The petition’s goal was to fight discrimination against queer and trans people, support elders, and preserve health care access.
We requested support for:
- The Gender Identity Respect, Dignity, and Safety Act
- TGNCNB Anti-Discrimination Requirements in Schools
- The LGBT Long-Term Care Facility Bill of Rights
- Repeal Pharmacy Carve-out
Background
By deepening our advocacy, working alongside state legislators, and amplifying the needs of our communities, we are committed to building a New York that protects, affirms, and celebrates all LGBTQ+ people.
That’s why we need your support for:
The Gender Identity Respect, Dignity, and Safety Act (S6677/A7001-B): New Yorkers who identify across the gender spectrum continue to experience profound barriers to safe environments to be who they are without discrimination and mistreatment. This bill requires state and local correctional facilities to house trans, gender nonconforming, nonbinary, and intersex (TGNCNBI) people consistently with their gender identities, and ensures that correctional officers and staff address people by their correct names and pronouns. It also guarantees access to commissary items, clothing, and other materials that are consistent with gender identities.
TGNCNB Anti-Discrimination Requirements in Schools (S369/A840) protects TGNCNB kids in New York, by ensuring that New York’s public school districts establish anti-discrimination policies and procedures for TGNCNB students.
The LGBT Long-Term Care Facility Bill of Rights [A.372 (Bronson) /S.1783 (Holyman-Sigal)]: This bill would ensure that LGBTQ+ elders in long-term care facilities are protected from discrimination by requiring staff who interact with residents to be trained on the best practices for caring for LGBTQ+ older people.
Repeal Pharmacy Carve-out prevents harmful changes to the 340B Medicaid drug discount program. Without 340B, the carve-out would stall our state’s progress on the fight against HIV/AIDS, threaten critical access to health care, force drastic cuts to community health providers, and cost New York State millions of dollars.
Petition Delivery
This petition is created in partnership with The RiseOut Coalition. It was delivered to New York State legislators on May 16, 2023. For more information about The Center’s RiseOut advocacy initiative, and to learn how you can get involved, visit gaycenter.org/advocacy.