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New York City Council secures $13.725 million for transgender and gender‑expansive programs
Summary
City Council leaders and LGBTQ+ advocates celebrated a record $13,725,000 in the FY26 budget for transgender and gender‑expansive New Yorkers, including $6.5 million for a trans equity fund; advocates said more funding and faster procurement remain priorities.
The New York City Council secured $13,725,000 in the city’s fiscal year 2026 budget for initiatives serving transgender and gender‑expansive New Yorkers, including $6,500,000 specifically for trans equity programs, Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said at a press event in City Hall.
Advocates and council members said the funding — the largest dedicated investment the speakers said the city has made for trans and gender‑expansive communities — is the result of months of coalition organizing and a response to what speakers described as escalating federal and out‑of‑state attacks on transgender people. "Today, we are so proud to celebrate over $13,000,000 the council secured in the FY26 budget for initiatives that support transgender and gender‑expansive New Yorkers, including $6,500,000 for trans equity programs," Adams said.
Speakers at the event, organized by a coalition of…
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