LGBTQ organizations and state lawmakers rallied at the State Capitol in Albany on May 6 to call for passage of state-based bills to protect coverage of gender-affirming care, establish a 24-hour LGBTQ crisis hotline, and limit coordination with federal immigration authorities.
One of the top political priorities outlined at the rally included a bill known as the Gender Affirming Care Protection Act, which would require Medicaid to cover gender-affirming care — no matter the status of federal funding — and bars discriminatory practices by healthcare entities and insurers. That bill, carried by State Senator Gustavo Rivera and Assemblymember Linda Rosenthal, has yet to reach the floor of either house.
