"I resigned this spring as a Democratic district leader in Westchester. I had to, since my husband and I made the unusual decision to return to the city long before our kids fled the nestthe local schools weren't safe for our trans 11-year-old. But, more importantly, I resigned because I am as disappointed in the Democratic Party as I am disillusioned by our experience in a solidly blue suburb."
"In the 2024 election, President Trump and his supporters spent an astounding $222 million on anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ advertising, weaponizing transphobia with ads like Kamala Harris is for they/them. Donald Trump is for you, and making transgender ideology their primary wedge issue. The way they villainized my son and his community terrified meand inspired me to canvass for the New York Equal Rights Amendment."
"Governor Hochul was a prominent backer of this constitutional amendment and steered more than $1M toward the Yes on NY Prop 1 campaign, which aimed to make it near-impossible for future administrations to strip away prohibitions on discrimination in the Empire State. The bright spot on a very dark election night last year was that my fellow New Yorkers voted overwhelmingly in favor of enshrining these protections in our state constitution. At least my son will be safe here, I thought."
A Democratic district leader resigned and moved from Westchester to the city because local schools were unsafe for a trans 11-year-old. The 2024 campaign spent $222 million on anti-trans and anti-LGBTQ+ advertising, weaponizing transphobia with wedge messaging. The vilification of transgender children prompted grassroots activism, including canvassing for a New York Equal Rights Amendment. Governor Hochul backed the amendment with more than $1 million, and voters approved enshrining anti-discrimination protections in the state constitution. Since January, anti-trans executive orders, court rulings, and poison-pill riders have escalated threats. The Legislature passed measures like Shield Law 2.0 and the New York Health Information Privacy Act to protect care and privacy.
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