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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Holds Press Briefing To Announce Mayor's Office Of LGBTQIA+ Affairs

Published March 13, 2026 | Video Starts at 20:04

And for me, the question always comes back to how can I better serve the city of New York? And The city of New York would not be the city that it is without queer and trans New Yorkers who call it home. I want to ask about something that came up at your IFTAR yesterday. You mentioned Vicki Paladino, Texas congressman, senator from Alabama. (20:04–20:11)

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Asserts the importance of queer and trans New Yorkers to the identity of New York City.

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“New York City is home to the largest number of queer people in our country.”
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“Taylor will be the first out trans woman to lead a city office in New York City history.”
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“We inherited a fiscal deficit of about $12 billion when I took office.”
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“Queer New Yorkers frequently encounter discrimination or a dearth of providers properly trained to care for them in health care settings.”
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“Queer New Yorkers often have more trouble accessing quality health care and city services.”
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“Queer New Yorkers face higher rates of homelessness and job insecurity.”
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“Taylor Brown will serve as the first Director of the Office of LGBTQIA Affairs.”
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“New York City remains a global haven for queer life.”
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“City hall will stand with queer New Yorkers today. City hall will stand with queer New Yorkers tomorrow. And City hall will stand with queer…”
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“There will absolutely be money allocated for this office [to protect LGBTQIA plus New Yorkers].”
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“The decision regarding the former Adams administration officials and their entitlement to city representation was made independently by the…”
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“The city has a role in standing up for the rights of New Yorkers and ensuring the compliance with the law.”
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“I made very clear my opposition to the decisions made by NYU Langone [regarding ending gender affirming care].”
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“The actions we took reduced that $12 billion to about $7 billion.”
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“The governor's commitment to the health and vitality of our city translated into a $1.6 billion commitment.”
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“We had to reduce the 5.4 billion to zero to provide the legally required balanced budget.”
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“I think the two best ways for us to reckon with this fiscal deficit is by taxing the wealthiest New Yorkers and the most profitable…”
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“We have a number of state legislators here who are fresh off of voting for one House budgets.”
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“Those are budgets that put forward $5 billion in commitments in a mixture of new revenue and change in the cost sharing towards the city.”
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“Any changes in economic outlooks to the city's fiscal health are premature because they do not take into account the commitment we're seeing…”
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