NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s governor is using his executive power to expand the state’s anti-discrimination rules to protect transgender New Yorkers.
Gay, lesbian and transgender New Yorkers have long pushed to include gender identity in the state’s anti-discrimination law. But while the measure has passed the Assembly multiple times, it remains stalled in the Republican-controlled state Senate.
Cuomo’s move will prohibit discrimination against a transgender person when it comes to jobs, loans, schools and public accommodations.
The state already prohibits discrimination based on race, religion, disability and gender.
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Nineteen states and the District of Columbia already prohibit discrimination against transgender individuals.
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