"How each of the three main mayoral candidates approaches LGBTQ issues is proving to be a critically important factor: In addition to hostility from the federal government, the local queer community will be looking for the next mayor to bolster important LGBTQ community programs against the backdrop of unsteady funding sources, an uptick in mpox cases across the city, and other pressing issues."
"As it stands, the most urgent threats facing the city's LGBTQ community are coming from Washington. Soon after taking office, President Donald Trump signed several executive orders impacting the city's LGBTQ community, including one order vowing to slash federal funding for trans-inclusive healthcare providers. That order prompted multiple New York City-based private hospitals to cancel appointments or otherwise withhold care for some trans patients seeking gender-affirming care."
"The president's early executive orders also stipulated that the administration would no longer recognize transgender individuals, which led the National Park Service to scrub the T and Q from the Stonewall National Monument's website and even remove the word "bisexual" from the same site. Most recently, the president slashed millions of dollars in federal education funding for New York City in retaliation for the city's trans-inclusive policies."
Federal actions present the most immediate threats to New York City's LGBTQ community, including executive orders targeting transgender recognition and trans-inclusive healthcare. Those orders led some private hospitals to cancel or withhold gender-affirming care and prompted removal of transgender and bisexual references from the Stonewall National Monument's website. The federal government also cut millions in education funding in retaliation for trans-inclusive city policies. Local budget decisions remain crucial: proposed city cuts to HIV/AIDS services raised nonprofit alarm and were reversed after pressure. The next mayor's budget and policy choices will directly affect LGBTQ services and protections.
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