New York, NY – Earlier this week, NYU Langone announced their decision to capitulate to the Trump Administration’s discriminatory anti-trans agenda, and discontinue their gender-affirming care program for youth. New York State Senator Kristen Gonzalez (D59), who represents the hospital, led a letter sent to Dean and CEO of NYU Langone Health, Robert L.Grossman, demanding that the hospital reverse this decision, and stand with the trans community. Assemblymember Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas and Councilmembers Tiffany Caban, Chi Osse, and Virginia Maloney circulated the letter in the Assembly and City Council, and 73 legislators across New York have signed on. 

The letter states that in addition to the harm the discontinuation of the Youth Gender-Affirming Care Program will have on New York families, it may also be in violation of New York State human rights Laws–a claim supported by New York Attorney General Letitia James’s advocacy on this issue. 

Senator Kristen Gonzalez said, “NYU Langone’s decision to capitulate to the Trump Administration puts young people in need of life saving care at risk. It’s not only irresponsible, it helps the Trump Administration’s anti-trans agenda at the expense of NYU Langone’s own patients. To win a city where all New Yorkers have a dignified life, we must continue to fight for our trans neighbors, defend their right to gender affirming care, and push our state legislature to fund this healthcare.” Read the Senator’s full statement here.