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EXCLUSIVE: Zohran Mamdani Launches $15 Million Trans Care Investment: “New York City Is Stepping Up”
By Quispe López at them.
· June 26, 2026
· 3 min read
Sign up for The Agenda, Them’s news and politics newsletter , delivered Thursdays.EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Zohran Mamdani is expanding access to gender-affirming care for transgender people across New York City, as the Trump administration moves to limit transition-related treatment for minors throughout the
Key takeaway “Every New Yorker should have the freedom to live as themselves and access the health care they need,” Mamdani said in an exclusive with Them.
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Published: June 26, 2026 ·
Source: them. ·
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