MEDIA ALERT | FOR PLANNING PURPOSES
FEBRUARY 3. 2025
Press Contact:  press@socialists.nyc, (917) 261-5939

TODAY (2/3): NEW YORKERS RALLY TO DEMAND NYU LANGONE REVERSE BAN ON LIFE-SAVING HEALTHCARE FOR TRANS PATIENTS

300+ New Yorkers including Health professionals, NYU students, trans activists & allies call on hospital to resist Trump’s attacks on gender-affirming care and stand up for vulnerable patients 

WHO: New Yorkers, health professionals, trans educators & activists, union leaders, parents, and NYU students, including:

• Rabbi Abby Stein — Member of Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ)
• Dr. Micheal Zingman — Child and Adolescent Fellow, PGY 6 (CIR) member
• Beth Boyle Machlan — NYU Contract Faculty United UAW member & mother of trans child
• Qween Jean — Founder of Black Trans Liberation
• Daniel Goulden — Writer, teacher, organizer & NYC-DSA member
• NYU Young Democratic Socialists of America organizers
• NYU Students for a Democratic Society organizers

WHEN: Monday, February 3rd, 2025 at 6:30pm

WHERE: St. Vartan Park, 1st Avenue & E 35th St, New York, NY 10016

WHAT: Rally demanding NYU Langone commit to providing life-saving gender-affirming care for all trans patients and showing support for trans youth, families, and all New Yorkers under attack by the Trump administration. 

WHY: Gender-affirming care is a vital part of the healthcare that trans patients need. Contrary to the many falsehoods in Trump’s executive order, this care is well-studied and supported by every major medical association in the country. Denying these important medical services to trans patients under the age of 19 compromises the hospital system’s responsibility to prioritize the health and well-being of all its patients. As none of the order’s provisions have an immediate impact on the ability to receive or provide care, there is no legal force behind NYU Langone’s complicity in the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back trans healthcare. Advocates say NYU Langone must reverse course and stand up for its patients.

Audio/visuals available upon request include: Photos, video of rally and speakers.

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ABOUT NYC-DSA:  New York City Democratic Socialists is the NYC local chapter of Democratic Socialists of America, the largest socialist organization in the United States with over 85,000 members. NYC-DSA is run by its 6,500+ members who are working together to build a New York that works for the working class in the five boroughs.