This budget request will reverse the April 1, 2021 Medicaid pharmacy benefit carve-out from managed into a fee-for-service model. The Medicaid drug carve out will be a huge cutback for organizations and hospitals who serve those with low income and living with HIV/AIDS. HIV/AIDS has historically, and still to this

This change will enhance and support better data collection on Kendra’s Law  We know that outpatient commitments due to mental illness authorized under Kendra’s Law are racially biased and impact disproportionately New Yorkers of color. We need to know more about whether LGBTQ people are being disproportionately targeted by the

This bill would stop the abusive force used by police and armed officers in mental response throughout New York State A majority of people shot by law enforcement nationally are disabled, often with mental illness. Currently, armed law enforcement is untrained to deal with anyone experiencing a mental health crisis.

This bill would ban the use of conversion therapy on those over the age of 18 and under legal guardinaship  The current New York State conversion therapy ban forbids conversion therapy on minors under 18. However, it leaves out adults who are under a guardianship because of a mental or

This bill amends procedures required for the custodial interrogation of children to provide additional protections and for taking juveniles into custody LGBTQI BIPOC youth are some of the most vulnerable members of  our society. They are more likely to be arrested and interrogated by the police due to racial profiling

This bill restricts the use of segregated confinement and creates alternative therapeutic and rehabilitative confinement options. The use of solitary confinement is inhumane and must be banned in New York State prisons and jails. In addition to this bill, we call for ending solitary confinement in another bill we champion,

This bill relates to the legalization of adult-use recreational cannabis. The LGBTQI community, especially those identifying as BIPOC, have been historically over policed, often through the discriminatory enforcement of marijuana laws. This has resulted in a large number of LGBTQI New Yorkers with arrests and convictions that limit their ability

This bill would create an X gender marker for New York identity documents as well as a streamlined, non-stigmatizing, and privacy-protective process for transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary New Yorkers to change the names and gender markers on their identity documents.   Streamlining the process of legal name and gender changes

This bill ensures that New York State collects and reports data on the sexual orientation, gender identity and racial or ethnic identity of victims and alleged perpetrators. High quality and inclusive data collection allows us to have a better understanding of LGBTQI experiences in New York State. This bill will

This bill requires state and local correctional facilities to house TGNCNBI individuals consistently with their gender identities; ensures that correctional officers and staff address people by their names and pronouns; guarantees people access to commissary items, clothing, and other materials that are consistent with their gender identities; and establishes a