"In his first session, he fought for the repeal of the state's anti-loitering law that was nicknamed "Walking While Trans." It was often used against transgender women of color, supposedly for engaging in sex work, whether or not they were doing so. Trans and gender-nonconforming people could be stopped by police for even wearing a skirt or standing on the sidewalk at a point other than a taxi stand or bus stop."
"Also early in his term, Mamdani cosponsored the Gender Recognition Act, making it easier to change one's gender on official documents and offering a gender-neutral X option. It passed, and Cuomo signed it into law in June 2021. In 2023, with actions against gender-affirming care stepping up in conservative states, Mamdani supported New York's shield law, which prohibits law enforcement and other state officials from cooperating with investigations into this care from other states as long as the care provided is legal in New York."
Zohran Mamdani began serving in the New York State Assembly in 2021 representing parts of Queens. In his first session he fought to repeal the state's anti-loitering law nicknamed "Walking While Trans," which enabled police to stop transgender and gender-nonconforming people for dress or location; parts of the law were repealed and signed by then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo. He cosponsored the Gender Recognition Act to simplify changing gender on official documents and add a gender-neutral X option, signed into law in June 2021. In 2023 he supported New York's shield law protecting out-of-state investigations into gender-affirming care and abortion, and he urged votes for Proposition 1 to safeguard abortion rights.
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