They Came to N.Y.C. for Acceptance. Now They Need Jobs.
A new city program for homeless L.G.B.T.Q. youth will offer job placement, education and mental health support to help them achieve career success.
For decades, young L.G.B.T.Q. people like Mario Smith, who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, have flocked to New York in search of acceptance. Now, the city is hoping to help them find success, too. Credit.Elianel Clinton for The New York Times
It was late March, and Mario Smith was staring at an uncertain future.
Mx. Smith, a 20-year-old immigrant from Jamaica who identifies as transgender and nonbinary, was nearing the end of an internship and preparing to plunge into a job market that, even before the pandemic, offered limited opportunities for people like them.
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Law Establishes Criteria for Gestational Surrogacy Agreements, Creates a Surrogates Bill of Rights, and Streamlines the Second Parent Adoption Process
The Department of Health Has Posted Guidance for Gestational Surrogacy Here and Information on Regulations Here
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Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced New York s Gestational Surrogacy Law is now in effect, delivering help to LGBTQ+ couples and couples struggling with fertility who are trying to start families of their own. Originally proposed as part of the Governor s 2020 State of the State Agenda and signed into law as part of the State Budget, the law officially legalizes gestational surrogacy in New York State. Prior to the law s enactment, the practice was illegal in New York State, and gestational surrogacy agreements were unenforceable and considered not legally binding.
Marquis Tanner, 30, gunned down 24-year-old Alexandria Winchester on a basketball court behind the Twin Parks West development on E. 183rd St. near Webster Ave. in Fordham Heights, police and prosecutors allege.