"The Mamdani administration released its $127 billion preliminary budget for fiscal year 2027, but the $65 million funding increase for gender-affirming care has not been explicitly allocated."
"Concerns about whether trans health services would be bolstered in New York come as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services seeks to eliminate all federal funding for youth gender-affirming care."
"Two major hospitals in New York, NYU Langone Health and Mount Sinai, preemptively ended their transgender youth health care programs, leaving many young people and their parents scrambling."
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the creation of the Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, appointing Taylor Brown as its first openly transgender director. While this fulfills a campaign promise, concerns remain regarding another pledge to invest $65 million in gender-affirming care, as the preliminary budget for fiscal year 2027 does not explicitly allocate these funds. The lack of clarity from the mayor's office raises questions about the future of trans health services amid proposed federal funding cuts for youth gender-affirming care.
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