NY Gov Moves To Make ‘Gender Identity’ Constitutionally Protected Class

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Jul 3, 2022
Gov. Kathy Hochul in her new office at the New York State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. on Aug. 24. (Cindy Schultz—The New York Times/Redux)

Apparently, men and women no longer exist as nature’s two distinct sexes! Unelected New York Governor Kathy Hochul has stirred controversy after she made moves to codify protections for ‘gender identity’ into the state’s constitution! Bill sponsor and State Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins explained that the United States Supreme Court’s recent move to overturn Roe v. Wade helped inspire the move.

“Our modern vision of equality demands comprehensive equal protection. Indeed, many individuals are themselves members of numerous communities, identities, and protected classes, and true equality and justice demand protections that recognize the interconnected nature of discrimination,” the memo regarding the bill states.

This new amendment to the New York State Constitution, passed both the State Assembly and Senate. It will now head to Governor Hochul’s desk for her final signature of approval. The legislation significantly changes the provision on “Equal protection of laws, discrimination in civil rights prohibited,” also known as section 11 of Article 1 of the document.

The original bill, according to an amendment that was ratified in 2001, reads:

“[Equal protection of laws; discrimination in civil rights prohibited] §11. No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race, color, creed or religion, be subjected to any discrimination in his or her civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation, or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state.”

New changes to be made to the bill not only codify protections for sex pertaining to abortion but they additionally define sex as a word that includes sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression. It also nixes the bill’s previous language of “his or her” in favor of “their.” Many conservatives have argued that this and other similar changes of language that seek to deconstruct the idea of a gender binary are part of a greater systemic effort by the left and others to redefine reality as we know it.

“§11. a. No person shall be denied the equal protection of the laws of this state or any subdivision thereof. No person shall, because of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, creed, religion, or sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes, and reproductive healthcare and autonomy, be subjected to any discrimination in their civil rights by any other person or by any firm, corporation or institution, or by the state or any agency or subdivision of the state, pursuant to law.”

“b. Nothing in this section shall invalidate or prevent the adoption of any law, regulation, program, or practice that is designed to prevent or dismantle discrimination on the basis of a characteristic listed in this section, not shall any characteristic listed in this section be interpreted to interfere with, limit or deny the civil rights of any person based upon any other characteristic identified in this section.”

The proposed changes by Hochul’s legislature share some similarities with executive orders signed by White House occupant Joe Biden in January of 2021 which sought to reframe the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to include gender identity as a protected class.

Governor Hochul also made news last week after she opined on the horrors of SCOTUS’ decision to overturn the landmark United States abortion case Roe v Wade.

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