$65M for gender-affirming care

BUDGET BATTLE LOST + JUN 9 CLINIC EXCLUSION + JUN 10 PRIDE $15M PARTIAL. Campaign pledge: $65M to public providers for gender-affirming care ($57M to public hospitals / community clinics / FQHCs / nonprofits, $8M for telehealth and trans-health access). FY27 Executive Budget filed May 12 did NOT include the $65M line. JUN 9 2026: DOHMH announced the new Corona Sexual Health Clinic will offer hormone therapy ONLY to adults 19+, explicitly excluding trans youth — age cutoff mirrors Trump anti-trans EO. JUN 10 2026 (Pride event): Mamdani announced $15M over two years for gender-affirming care, framed as "first step" toward the $65M pledge. Funds backstop the new Corona clinic, plus expanded H+H and FQHC services. Advocates (Truthout, LGBTQ Nation, Erin in the Morning) say the partial $15M still falls short of the $65M campaign promise and the under-19 exclusion contradicts the pledge to use "every lever of city power" to protect trans New Yorkers. Status stays broken: spending is partial (~23%), the under-19 exclusion remains, and no full $65M timeline has been published. Sources: Fox News, Gothamist, Truthout, LGBTQ Nation.