EQNY’s Faith-Based LGBTQI Committee Against Fernando Cabrera

EQNY’s Faith-Based LGBTQI Committee Against Fernando Cabrera

Dear Mayor Adams,  On behalf of the Equality New York’s Faith-Based LGBTQI Committee, we are writing to express our opposition to the appointment of Ex-Councilmember, Fernando Cabrera, as a faith representative in any Faith Based Initiative that you may be organizing under your administration.   Mr. Cabrera has a long history …

Save the Date: 2022 NYS LGBTQI Advocacy Day

Save the Date: 2022 NYS LGBTQI Advocacy Day

The date for the 2022 NYS LGBTQI Advocacy Day has been announced for Tuesday, April 26, 2022. As of right now, the full day of programming will take place in a hybrid format, both in Albany and online. The programming will consist of workshops, panels, rallies and elected official visits.  …

VICTORY: Mayor Adams Drops Anti-LGBTQI Leader as Potential Appointee

VICTORY: Mayor Adams Drops Anti-LGBTQI Leader as Potential Appointee

We are excited to share that Mayor Adams has withdrawn his consideration of appointing former City Council member Fernando Cabrera to the Office of Community Mental Health.  Within just 12 hours we received hundreds of signatures and dozens of social media posts urging Mayor Adams against appointing Cabrera. Thank you to …

New Partnership w/ NYC’s LGBT Community Center & the NEW Pride Agenda

New Partnership w/ NYC’s LGBT Community Center & the NEW Pride Agenda

Last week at Industry Bar, Equality New York, NYC’s LGBT Community Center (The Center), and the NEW Pride Agenda announced their partnership and formally unveil their collective policy and budgetary priorities to advance LGBTQ equity and justice in New York State. Together, the three groups will work to support the …

EQNY's End of Year Review

EQNY’s End of Year Review

This year because of our staff, board of directors, advisory council and members we were able to accomplish so much. Even during a pandemic, we advanced rights for all LGBTQI New Yorkers: Would you consider making an end of year donation to Equality New York? Any size donation helps us …

Thank You Tanya Asapansa Johsnon Walker

Thank You Tanya Asapansa Johsnon Walker

For the last two decades Tanya Asapansa Johsnon Walker has been a pillar of our communities’ fight for equality and justice for TGNCNB and LGBTQI New Yorkers. Most recently she served a term as co-chair of the EQNY boards. In that term she has increased membership, led the Racial Justice …

EQNY Launches #ProtectTransStudents Campaign

EQNY Launches #ProtectTransStudents Campaign

The Transgender & Non-Binary Anti-Discrimination Requirements in Schools billS369 (Hoylman) /A840 (Gottfried) will ensure all TGNCNB students in K-12 education settings will be safer due to the guidelines schools will have to develop. Affirming schools not only help TGNCNB students in their academic performance and social integration but are shown to keep …