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The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's offices in Long Island City, Queens.

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New York City reports first case of mpox clade I

By Matt Tracy

The US Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in Richmond, Virginia.

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Federal appeals court rules West Virginia Medicaid coverage exclusion of ‘sex-change’ surgery is legal

By Arthur S. Leonard

U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. delivers remarks while U.S. President Donald Trump listens during a press conference at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 22, 2025.

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Trump administration moves to roll back Biden-era protections for LGBTQ foster children

By Matt Tracy

NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.

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AG James orders NYU Langone to resume gender-affirming care for youth

By Matt Tracy

A year later, Mount Sinai is facing criticism yet again for restricting youth gender-affirming care.

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Mount Sinai accused of restricting gender-affirming care for youth

By Matt Tracy

Lorelei Crean speaks at a rally near Stonewall after NYU Langone shut down a gender-affirming care program for trans youth.

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Stonewall protest blasts NYU Langone’s decision to discontinue trans youth health program

By Amy Schatz

NYU Langone in February of 2025 after the hospital first started pulling back on gender-affirming care for youth in the aftermath of an executive order from President Trump.

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NYU Langone shuts down youth gender-affirming care program

By Matt Tracy

Home.BodyBK

Brooklyn Paper

Queer-owned fitness studio Home.BodyBK defines a new model for inclusive fitness in Park Slope

The State Capitol building in Albany.

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New York State Senate votes to stop IVF discrimination against queer couples

By Matt Tracy

Nurses make their demands clear on the picket line outside Mount Sinai on Jan. 12, 2026.

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State lawmaker warns against disruption to gender-affirming care during nurses’ strike

By Matt Tracy

CVS faced criticism after it initially avoided covering one of the latest forms of injectable PrEP.

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CVS now covering long-acting injectable PrEP

By Matt Tracy

Cases of mpox in New York City in the final months of 2025.

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Mpox cases fall in NYC for second straight month

By Matt Tracy

New York State Attorney General Letitia James.

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New York sues Trump administration as upstate hospital halts youth trans care

By Matt Tracy

The State Capitol building in Albany.

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Hochul approves expansion of trans safe haven law, vetoes HIV care access bill

By Matt Tracy

US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks with US Vice President JD Vance (not pictured) during the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington, D.C., U.S., November 12, 2025.

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Trump administration issues proposed rules seeking to ban youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) speaks during a House Homeland Security hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. December 11, 2025.

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House votes to criminalize youth gender-affirming care

By Matt Tracy

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Congresswoman Yvette D. Clarke.

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