"New York City is proud of its LGBTQIA+ community and will refuse to deny healthcare, safety or dignity to anyone on the basis of their identity. With Taylor Brown as Director of the new Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, the city's queer community will not only be celebrated, but protected at every turn."
"New York has given me everything - life-saving health care, education, a home, a career, my chosen family, and a life of purpose. I am so proud to serve this city as the inaugural Director of the Mayor's Office for LGBTQIA+ Affairs. I will work every day to ensure that the doors of New York City remain open to all."
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani created a new Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs through an executive order signed Friday at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center. Taylor Brown was appointed as director, becoming the first openly transgender person to lead a city agency and the highest-ranking transgender official in New York City government history. Brown previously served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Bureau of the New York State Attorney General. The Mayor emphasized the city's commitment to protecting the LGBTQIA+ community's healthcare, safety, and dignity. Brown expressed her dedication to ensuring the community remains protected from hostile actors and to maintaining New York City's legacy as a beacon of opportunity for marginalized populations.
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