“Now, as other states target LGBTQ+ people with bigotry and fearmongering, New York is fighting back. “As the birthplace of the modern movement for LGBTQ+ rights, New York is proud to protect, defend and affirm our LGBTQ+ community,” Hochul, a Democrat, said in a statement.
Hochul, who signed the bill ahead of the annual New York City Pride March, said that the state’s residents have “been on the forefront of the fight for equal rights,” from GENDA, a law passed in 1945 that is considered the first human rights law in the country, to the 1969 Stonewall uprising, which is widely considered a major turning point in the modern gay rights movement.
