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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. [92] [93] The bathroom law within New York State went into effect on March 23, 2021 (90 days after the New York governor's signature). [94] [95]
The New York City Gay Rights Bill was an anti-discrimination bill passed on March 20, 1986, in a New York City Council vote of 21–14 as Local Law 2 of 1986. [1] [2]The purpose of the bill was to provide protections from discrimination to New York City's LGBTQ+ population in three main areas: housing, employment and public accommodations.
In 1989, the trans man Johnny Science formed the first FTM social group in New York City, called F2M Fraternity. [29] Nelson Sullivan was a 1980s videographer who was ubiquitous on Lower Manhattan's art and club scenes during the 1980s. He filmed many 1980s New York LGBT identities as part of documenting his social life.
The passage of the Marriage Equality Act was celebrated by gay rights supporters both in New York and nationwide. The New York Times responded with an editorial backing the law saying, "New York State has made a powerful and principled choice." [80] Gay pride parades in celebration were held across the United States. [81]
On June 23, 2015, the Stonewall Inn was the first landmark in New York City to be recognized by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission on the basis of its status in LGBT history, [28] and on June 24, 2016, the Stonewall National Monument was named the first U.S. National Monument dedicated to the LGBTQ-rights movement. [8]
More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box — and could The post Watershed moment in NYC: New law allows noncitizens to vote appeared ...
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Members of Ghana's LGBT community and activists are waiting to see whether the West African country's president will sign into law a bill that would further restrict their rights and likely worsen ...