The City Council on Aug. 14 overwhelmingly approved multiple bills aimed at bolstering training and transparency surrounding healthcare for transgender individuals and the broader LGBTQ community, but more than a half-dozen lawmakers voted against the measures — including a gay Republican who is a member of the LGBTQIA+ Caucus.
City lawmakers voted 37-7 in favor of Int. 1056, which requires physicians and nurses who work for the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and who work in public schools in the Office of School Health to complete competency training annually regarding health concerns related to sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and sex characteristics. The legislation was carried by out Brooklyn Councilmember Crystal Hudson, who is a member of the LGBTQIA+ Caucus and formerly served as its chair.
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City Council bolsters training and transparency for LGBTQ care, but gay Republican votes ‘no’