Forged in brick and broken glass at the Stonewall uprising in 1969, New York City is the birthplace of the queer liberation movement. The fight for our right to even exist was challenged that day – a right that has not yet been won. Today, a hostile Trump administration has unleashed a torrent of anti-trans vitriol, a tsunami whose waves have not crested before crashing upon New York.Discriminatory executive orders have disrupted the provision of gender-affirming care in city hospitals, trans New Yorkers have endured the shame of forced misgendering on federal documents and universities have rolled back transgender inclusion policies .
A dark cloud hangs over the transgender and nonconforming (TGNC) community. If it is not safe here, is it safe anywhere?
This Pride month, we must cha