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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani<\/a> is pouring $15 million into new sex change initiatives for children and adults, framing the taxpayer-funded move as a defense against the federal government.<\/p>\n

The mayor’s office announced the multi-million-dollar package will establish a “direct care access fund” to subsidize providers who offer sex change procedures for children, and launch a dedicated call and text line, as well as fund research into LGBTQ+ healthcare access.<\/p>\n

Additionally, the city’s health department will launch a pilot program later this year at a Queens clinic to offer “gender-affirming hormone therapy” to adults at “no or low cost and regardless of immigration status.”<\/p>\n

MAMDANI TOUTS MASSIVE TAXPAYER-FUNDED INVESTMENT FOR TRANS HEALTHCARE: ‘FIRST STEP’<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

In a fiery statement, Mamdani accused the federal government<\/a> of attempting to “intimidate patients, families and providers,” claiming the city is “stepping up” and will do “everything in our power to defend” the procedures.<\/p>\n

The mayor has directed the city’s law department to prepare for potential litigation to fight any federal efforts to restrict sex changes for children<\/a> and adults.<\/p>\n

Top city officials echoed Mamdani’s sharp rhetoric, with Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice Julie Su blasting the federal government’s actions as a “dehumanization of transgender people” that is “not just cruel, it\u2019s dangerous.”<\/p>\n

NEW YORK AG LETITIA JAMES ADVISES HOSPITALS TO IGNORE TRUMP EO ABOUT SEX-CHANGE PROCEDURES FOR MINORS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The director of the Mayor\u2019s Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs, Taylor Brown, accused the Trump administration of waging<\/a> an “ideological war” driven by “political instincts, not science.”<\/p>\n

The city’s announcement follows a recent legal clash over the issue.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, the city opposed federal grand jury subpoenas<\/a> seeking the medical records of transgender patients, and a federal judge recently granted an injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Justice from accessing the records.<\/p>\n

DEMS ‘DELIBERATELY OBFUSCATING’ TRUTH ABOUT ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ WITH THIS CLAIM: WATCHDOG<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Despite the multi-million-dollar price tag, some city officials are arguing that the $15 million investment<\/a> is not enough.\u00a0<\/p>\n

With the New York City Council projected to receive an additional $2 billion in tax revenue over the current and upcoming fiscal years, Councilmember Tiffany Caban is pressuring the city to increase the sex change budget to $60 million, according to a report<\/a> from the Daily News.<\/p>\n

“We got money for 500 more cops<\/a> in the executive budget, but we don\u2019t have money for healthcare and trans kids,” Caban said.<\/p>\n

City Budget Director Sherif Soliman has also signaled a desire to expand the program, calling the $15 million allocation a “start” and expressing hopes to funnel more money toward the initiatives within the city’s fiscal limits, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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