The freshly-minted city budget will steer more than $13 million in additional funding for transgender New Yorkers and the broader LGBTQ community in the upcoming fiscal year, drawing praise from more than 80 groups and non-profits across the five boroughs.
The influx of funding in the budget, which was finalized on June 27, includes $3.5 million for gender-affirming care for trans youth, $5 million for LGBTQ youth services, $2 million emergency fund from the mayor’s office, and $3.225 million for the city’s version of what is known as the Trans Equity Fund (not to be confused with an existing state-based Trans Equity Fund), which supports trans-led organizations. This year’s budget nearly doubled the Trans Equity Fund, which received $3.2 million in the last budget.
