Tag: New York State
TLDEF Applauds Passing of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act
Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) applauds the New York State Legislature’s historic passage today of the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act or GENDA, and its vote to ban conversion therapy on minors.
Apicha Community Health Center to Serve More Vulnerable New Yorkers
Apicha Community Health Center today officially opened its expanded operations at 400 Broadway in the Chinatown-Tribeca area. Apicha CHC CEO Therese R. Rodriguez gathered with staff, elected officials and community members for an official ribbon cutting ceremony, unveiling the facility’s new state of the art ground floor and lower level space that adds to the organisation’s current fourth floor clinical operations.
LGBT, Disability, and Veteran Owned Businesses to Gain Access with “New York State Supplier Diversity Act”
The National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC), the business voice of the LGBT community, is excited to announce that New York State Senator Brad Hoylman (D-Manhattan) has introduced legislation to bring contracting and procurement opportunities to the estimated 86,000 LGBT-owned businesses in the state.
Applauds New York State for New Guidance Designed to Protect Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Students from Discrimination
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) commends the New York State Education Department for releasing comprehensive guidance to help ensure that transgender and gender nonconforming students are safe in schools and able to learn in discrimination-free environments.
TLDEF Applauds New York Attorney General on Initiative to Ensure Equal Access to Medical Care for Transgender People
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund commends New York Attorney General General Eric T. Schneiderman for launching a new initiative to ensure that transgender New Yorkers have equal access to medical care throughout the state. The initiative will provide programming to hospitals and medical centers on the legal requirements for treating transgender people in New York and best practices in providing care to this patient population.
New York State Issues Guidance Requiring Health Insurance Companies to Cover Transgender Health Care
The Transgender Legal Defense & Education Fund (TLDEF) today praised the New York State Department of Financial Services for issuing guidance requiring health insurance companies to cover transgender health care on the same terms as other care.