{"id":77598,"date":"2019-01-25T14:25:31","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T19:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/glaad-applauds-gov-cuomo-new-york-general-assembly-for-making-genda-conversion-therapy-ban-realities-for-new-york\/"},"modified":"2019-01-25T14:25:31","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T19:25:31","slug":"glaad-applauds-gov-cuomo-new-york-general-assembly-for-making-genda-conversion-therapy-ban-realities-for-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/glaad-applauds-gov-cuomo-new-york-general-assembly-for-making-genda-conversion-therapy-ban-realities-for-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAAD Applauds Gov. Cuomo, New York General Assembly for Making GENDA, \u201cConversion Therapy\u201d Ban Realities for New York"},"content":{"rendered":"

GLAAD Applauds Gov. Cuomo, New York General Assembly for Making GENDA, \u201cConversion Therapy\u201d Ban Realities for New York<\/b><\/p>\n

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More than\u00a0700,000 LGBTQ New Yorkers<\/a>\u00a0will benefit from the ban on so-called \u201cconversion therapy\u201d programs<\/em><\/p>\n

New York is now the\u00a0twenty-first state<\/a>\u00a0to add gender identity as a protected class to the state\u2019s non-discrimination laws.<\/em><\/p>\n

GLAAD CEO: \u201cGovernor Andrew Cuomo today reaffirmed what millions of New Yorkers already know: LGBTQ people are born perfect, and our lives should be celebrated \u2013 not silenced.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

NEW YORK<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 GLAAD, the world\u2019s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization, today hailed New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for\u00a0signing the Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA) and a ban on so-called \u201cconversion therapy\u201d practices into law. Today\u2019s bill signing comes ten days after the New York State Legislature passed both policies at the statehouse in Albany.<\/p>\n

Now, it is illegal to practice so-called \u201cex-gay<\/a>\u201d conversion programs on minors in the state, and discrimination in employment, housing, or public accommodations against transgender and non-binary New Yorkers will be prohibited.<\/p>\n

\u201cGovernor Andrew Cuomo today reaffirmed what millions of New Yorkers already know: LGBTQ people are born perfect, and our lives should be celebrated \u2013 not silenced,\u201d\u00a0said Sarah Kate Ellis, President and CEO at GLAAD<\/strong>. \u201cAt a time when the nation is living with a President whose agenda includes turning back the clock on LGBTQ progress, it\u2019s reassuring to have allies like the New York State Legislature and Governor Cuomo advocating for full acceptance for all marginalized communities.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

According to the\u00a0Movement Advancement Project (MAP)<\/a>, more than 700,000 New Yorkers identify as LGBTQ. New York is now the\u00a0twenty-first state<\/a>\u00a0to add gender identity as a protected class to the state\u2019s non-discrimination laws.\u00a0And not only has\u00a0\u201cconversion therapy\u201d been debunked by\u00a0many health organizations<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0proven to cause lasting damage<\/a>\u00a0to an LGBTQ person, New York now joins fourteen other states and the District of Columbia by discarding this horrific practice. With campaigns like\u00a0Born Perfect<\/a>, there is now a grassroots, state-by-state effort to ban \u201cconversion therapy\u201d nationwide.<\/p>\n

According to GLAAD\u2019s\u00a0Trump Accountability Project (TAP)<\/a>,\u00a0the Trump Administration has\u00a0authorized more than 91 attacks on LGBTQ Americans. For more information about the Trump Administration\u2019s anti-LGBTQ record, go to\u00a0www.glaad.org\/trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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