New York City Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus Chairs Tiffany Cabán and Erik Bottcher and Health Committee Chair Lynn Schulman Call for All New York Hospitals to Resume Providing Gender Affirming Care

February 13, 2025

New York City

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to keep federal funding in place for hospitals that offer gender affirming care for people under the age of 19. In response, Council Member Tiffany Cabán and Council Member Erik Bottcher, Co-Chairs of the New York City Council LGBTQIA+ Caucus, and Health Committee Chair Lynn Schulman released the following statement:  

“In line with Judge Hurson’s ruling and guidance from New York State Attorney General Letitia James, New York hospitals must immediately resume providing gender affirming care for patients of all ages. 

The Trump administration cannot erase transgender people from existence. Transgender lives are not up for debate. Gender affirming care is lifesaving care, and New York’s hospitals must provide it to all patients who need it. Trump's attempts to pressure hospitals into canceling life saving treatments by withholding federal funding are both cruel and discriminatory. 

We will always support the transgender community. We will not back down because the Trump administration wants to set them up as scapegoats. We will not  let members of our community be villainized and demonized for who they are. We will always defend our transgender and gender non conforming neighbors.” 

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