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  • ChloChloetryCordiallyChloe@tech.lgbt
    Jul 2, 2026, 6:31 PM

    I got this letter from Senator Gillibrand, unprovoked. And I'm ngl, being seen goes a LONG way right now.

    Dear Because you've previously reached out to my office about the rights and dignity of transgender New Yorkers, I want to write to you directly about yesterday's disappointing Supreme Court decision — and to tell you clearly what it means here in New York. Yesterday, in a 6-3 ruling, the Supreme Court upheld laws in Idaho and West Virginia allowing those states to ban transgender girls and women from competing in girls' and women's school sports. I want to be honest: this ruling is a painful setback, and I am deeply troubled by it. No young person should be told by a politician they don't belong — not in their school, not on their team, not in their community. But here is what I also want you to know: this ruling does not change the law in New York. The Court's decision was narrow. While it upheld bans in states that had enacted them — it did not require other states to follow. New York has not enacted such a ban, and New York's laws actively protect transgender New Yorkers from discrimination. The New York State Public High School Athletic Association has had an inclusive policy since 2015, allowing students to participate in sports consistent with their gender identity. The New York Human Rights Law, the Civil Rights Law, and voters’ passage of the Equal Rights Amendment in 2024 all reinforce those protections. Attorney General Letitia James has fought and won in court to defend them. For transgender students in New York, nothing has changed today. I have spent my career fighting alongside the LGBTQ+ community, and I won't stop now. I've led the fight against the Trump administration's discriminatory transgender military ban — twice — because no one who is qualified and willing to serve this country should be turned away for who they are. I've championed legislation to protect transgender children in the foster care and adoption system. I've pushed back on every attempt to use government spending bills as a vehicle to strip LGBTQ+ Americans of their rights and dignity. The Human Rights Campaign has given my record a perfect score throughout my time in the Senate — not because of words, but because of the fights I've chosen to take on. I know that for many New Yorkers, and for many families across this country, yesterday's ruling felt like an attack on someone they love. It was. And I want you to know I see that, and I will not look away from it. I'll continue standing with the transgender community in New York and across the country — in the courts, in the Senate, and wherever the fight is. If you have questions or need assistance, my office is always here for you. With you in this fight, Sincerely, Kirsten Gillibrand United States Senator
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