Cuomo pushes to extend discrimination protections for transgender New Yorkers

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently announced executive action directing the state Division of Human Rights to issue regulations intended to protect transgender people from discrimination in housing, employment and other areas. The transgender protections would be extended from provisions in the 1945 New York State Human Rights Law, which protects against discrimination on the basis of sex. The regulations are likely to be published in the state registry within the week, and will be subject to a 45-day comment period before taking effect. For more on this story, click here.