We’re working hard to pass laws that will protect and affirm LGBTQ and all marginalized New Yorkers, reducing the disproportionate harm our communities are facing due to the COVID-19 pandemic and rising levels of hate violence. Want to help? Sign and share this petition.

The bills that we are advocating for would protect LGBTQ elders in long-term care facilities from discrimination, make it easier for people to update state-issued documents in accordance with their gender identities, and improve the accuracy of hate crimes reporting across New York State so that we can develop a more restorative, effective response to the violence that marginalized communities experience.

Our goal is to reach 1,000 signatures in the next few weeks, so that New York State legislators will see that these issues have widespread public support when they convene to set the state budget. Sign the petition today, and then share with your friends & family to help us reach our goal! 

Thanks for all you do,

Trevon Mayers
Director of Policy & Community Outreach