Confronting Trump, Mamdani vows to ‘cherish’ trans rights and make NYC a ‘true sanctuary’

With Election Day less than a week away, Queens Assembly Member Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor, is seeking to reassure LGBTQ voters that his administration would fight for trans rights and the broader queer community on day one.

“It is critically important that New York City show what it means to be an alternative to the Trump administration’s politics and policies of hatred and division,” Mamdani said in an Oct. 29 interview with Gay City News. “Trans New Yorkers, especially trans youth, are incredibly vulnerable right now and under attack by this federal administration.”