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The Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) is a 2019 New York law which added gender identity and gender expression to the state's human rights and hate crimes laws as protected classes; banned discrimination in employment, housing, and public accommodations based on gender identity and gender expression; and provided enhanced penalties for bias-motivated crimes.
In November 2020, a bill – passed the New York State Legislature and then signed into law by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a month later – implemented gender-neutral bathrooms within New York State. [90] [91] The bathroom law within New York State went into effect on March 23, 2021 (90 days after the New York governor's signature). [92] [93]
It is enforced by the New York State Division of Human Rights. The Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act passed in 2002 added "sexual orientation"; the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act is a bill that passed the New York state legislature in January 2019, to explicitly add "gender identity or expression".
The legislature of New York's Nassau County passed a law on Monday to ban women's and girl's sports teams from using sports facilities in the county on Long Island unless they exclude transgender ...
New York: Equal Protection of Law Amendment ... New York’s state constitution by banning any kind of discrimination based on “ethnicity, national origin, age, and disability,” as well as ...
A new federal rule protecting LGBT students from discrimination in schools and colleges based on gender identity that took effect on Thursday remained blocked in 26 states after the U.S. Supreme ...
Wade, the New York Senate passed the resolution in favor of the amendment by a vote of 49–14, then the New York Assembly also adopted it by a vote of 98–43. [5] On January 24, 2023, the New York Senate passed it by a vote of 43-20 and the New York Assembly passed it by a vote of 97–46, therefore allowed the referendum to take place. [1]
Gentili’s activism was crucial in helping pass the New York state Gender Expression and Discrimination Act in 2019 and successfully fighting back against the Trump administration when it sought ...