Mamdani + Commissioner Christine Clarke Launch "Trans Rights Are Human Rights" Pride Month Campaign Tue Jun 2 — Banners by Artist Dez Stavracos, Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs + DOHMH Partnership

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Tue Jun 2 — Mayor Mamdani and NYC Commission on Human Rights Commissioner/Chair Christine Clarke kicked off Pride Month with the "Trans Rights Are Human Rights" public-awareness campaign in partnership with the new Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs (Taylor Brown, director) and DOHMH. Banners and informational graphics by artist Dez Stavracos run on public transit, paper ads, and electric kiosks across all five boroughs throughout June, reiterating that discrimination based on gender identity or expression is illegal in housing, employment, and public spaces under NYC Human Rights Law (which also bars retaliation, harassment, and bias-based law-enforcement profiling). Mamdani quote: "It would take far more than a month to honor the contributions of queer and transgender New Yorkers." Fox News framed as Pride-Month statement; LGBTQ outlets (Joe.My.God, Attitude) framed it as the most visible trans-rights move by a US mayor in 2026. Operational caveat: the $65M campaign-pledge for gender-affirming care remains broken (FY27 budget did not allocate); this campaign is symbolic/legal-rights, not the $65M operational line.

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