NYC to Spend $15M for Trio of New Gender-Affirming Care Youth Projects
The money will fund provider support, a call-and-text hotline and research as major hospital systems retreat from care for minors.
- On Friday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a $15 million investment in gender-affirming care, including a direct care access fund, resource hotline, and research support for LGBTQ+ healthcare in New York City.
- NYU Langone Health and Mount Sinai Health System stopped providing gender-affirming care to minors earlier this year, citing the "current regulatory environment" following Trump administration pressure to restrict transition-related services.
- A federal judge blocked Department of Justice subpoenas demanding pediatric patient records from NYU Langone on Wednesday, while New York City filed an amicus brief supporting trans patients battling the federal government in court.
- While launching these initiatives, City Health Commissioner Alister Martin cited "the balance that we have strike" when explaining why the city is currently holding off on providing direct gender-affirming care to minors.
- LGBTQ+ advocates hailed the investment as a vital "life raft," while Council Member Justin Sanchez praised the administration's commitment to protecting trans New Yorkers amid federal attacks during Pride Month.
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New York City pours $15M into sex change initiatives as Mamdani accuses federal government of intimidation
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NYC to spend $15M for trio of new gender-affirming care youth projects
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by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News June 26, 2026 Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s socialist mayor, has set up what his office calls a “direct care access fund” to subsidize trans surgeries for children and adults. The mayor’s office framed the $15 million taxpayer-funded move as a defense against the Trump Administration, which has […]
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