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Governor Hochul declares November as Transgender Awareness Month

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New York Governor Kathy Hochul declared November Transgender Awareness Month. The state will raise the transgender flag at the Capitol and illuminate 16 landmarks pink, white and blue in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20. In 2022, the governor established the Lorena Borjas Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund, which allocates $2 million.

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Hochul declares November Transgender Awareness Month in New York

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Nov. 3 issued a proclamation declaring November Transgender Awareness Month. The Hochul administration earlier this year announced $1 million in new funding for suicide prevention programs to support trans, gender non-conforming and non-binary youth in New York. As of Nov. 3, she announced, the Office of Mental Health is accepting grant proposals for the funds, which are an expansion of the Lorena Borjas Transgender Wellness…

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