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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has committed $15 million to a package of gender-affirming care initiatives covering children and adults, framing the public expenditure as a direct counter to what his administration describes as federal intimidation of patients, families, and providers.
The announcement comes as the city and federal government are already locked in active litigation over access to transgender patients' medical records.
What the $15 Million Funds The package includes a "direct care access fund" designed to subsidize providers who offer gender-affirming procedures for minors, a dedicated call and text line, and funding for research into LGBTQ+ healthcare access.
A pilot program is also planned for later this year at a clinic in Queens, offering gender-affirming hormone therapy to adults at no or low cost and regardless of immigration status.
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