2026 Press Releases

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Statement From Commissioner Annabel Palma Opposing Proposed Federal Rule Targeting Transgender Care

"The New York City Commission on Human Rights strongly opposes the proposed federal rule 'Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.' Although it is framed to be about particular words in a federal law, in practice it will harm the transgender and gender nonconforming community."

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